Breastfeeding patterns and its determinants among mothers living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus -1 in four African countries participating in the ANRS 12174 trial

• Main Authors: Eric N. Somé (Author), Ingunn M. S. Engebretsen (Author), Nicolas Nagot (Author), Nicolas Meda (Author), Carl Lombard (Author), Roselyne Vallo (Author), Marianne Peries (Author), Chipepo Kankasa (Author), James K. Tumwine (Author), G. Justus Hofmeyr (Author), Mandisa Singata (Author), Kim Harper (Author), Philippe Van De Perre (Author), Thorkild Tylleskar (Author), for the ANRS 12174 Trial Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background HIV-1 transmission rates have been reduced over the last decade, an estimated 2 million new infections per year arise, including 220,000 paediatric cases. The main post-natal HIV exposure is through breastfeeding, where both its duration and modality (exclusive or not) are associ...