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| Title |
Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-positive mothers: an exploratory qualitative study
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| Published in |
International Breastfeeding Journal, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13006-016-0068-7 |
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| Authors |
Alice N. Hazemba, Busisiwe P. Ncama, Sello L. Sithole |
| Abstract |
Exclusive breastfeeding has the potential to reduce infant and under-five mortality, but research shows the practice is not widespread in resource-poor settings of sub-Saharan Africa. We explored factors influencing the decision to exclusively breastfeed among HIV-positive mothers accessing interventions for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in selected sites of Zambia. This exploratory qualitative study was embedded in research conducted on: HIV and infant feeding; choices and decision-outcomes in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission among HIV-positive mothers in Zambia. Thirty HIV-positive mothers and six key informants were recruited from two health facilities providing mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention services. A semi-structured guide was used to conduct interviews, which were digitally recorded and simultaneously transcribed. Data coding and analysis was done with the support of QRS Nvivo 10 version software. Despite the known benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, gaps in understanding and potential for behaviour change remained. We found that information promoting exclusive breastfeeding may have been understood by mothers as instructions from the health care workers indicating how to feed their HIV-exposed babies rather than as an option for the mothers' own informed-decision. This understanding influenced a mother's perceptions of breast milk safety while on antiretroviral medicine, of the formula feeding option, and of the baby crying after breastfeeding. The meanings mothers attached to exclusive breastfeeding thus influenced their understanding of breast milk insufficiency, abrupt weaning and mixed feeding in the context of preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. In order to enhance feeding practices for HIV-exposed infants, our study suggests a broader health campaign supporting all mothers to exclusively breastfeed. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 173 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 37 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 13% |
| Researcher | 17 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 22 | 13% |
| Unknown | 52 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 40 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 17 | 10% |
| Unknown | 53 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 May 2020.
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#272
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#96,909
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