Cessation of breastfeeding and associated factors in the era of elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV at Ndejje health center, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study

• मुख्य लेखकों: Jackslina Gaaniri Ngbapai (लेखक), Jonathan Izudi (लेखक), Stephen Okoboi (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract Background Breastfeeding an infant exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) carries the risk of HIV acquisition whilst not breastfeeding poses a higher risk of death from malnutrition, diarrhea, and pneumonia. In Uganda, mothers living with HIV are encouraged to discontinue breastfeedi...