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Method of feeding and transmission of HIV-1 from mothers to children by 15 months of age: prospective cohort study from Durban, South Africa
AIDS · 2001 · Vol. 15(3) · pp. 379–387
Anna Coutsoudis(University of KwaZulu-Natal)Kubendran Pillay(University of KwaZulu-Natal)Louise Kuhn(Nike (United States))Elizabeth Spooner(University of KwaZulu-Natal)Wei‐Yann TsaiHoosen Coovadia✉
Abstract
Infants exclusively breastfed for 3 months or more had no excess risk of HIV infection over 6 months than those never breastfed. These findings, if confirmed elsewhere, can influence public health policies on feeding choices available to HIV-infected mothers in developing countries.
HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHIV-related health complications and treatmentsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthBreastfeedingMedicineProspective cohort studyPediatricsCohortDemographyTransmission (telecommunications)Breast feedingCohort studyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Breast FeedingFemaleHumansInfantInfant FoodInfant, NewbornProbabilityRisk FactorsSouth AfricaTime FactorsVitamin ACohort StudiesHIV-1HIV InfectionsInfectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
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