Maternal HIV status and infant feeding practices among Ugandan women

• Main Authors: Pius Okong (Author), Praxedes Kituuka Namaganda (Author), Luciana Bassani (Author), Mary Mbidde Tabaro (Author), Francesca Zanetto (Author), Edith Birungi Mwebaze (Author), Liliana Weimer (Author), Lina Tomasoni (Author), Francesco Castelli (Author), Marina Giuliano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To describe the infant feeding practices in the general population in Uganda, and to assess the impact of maternal HIV status on these practices, a questionnaire was administered to women attending the follow-up clinics for child vaccination. Among the mothers who were still breastfeeding at the tim...