Infant feeding knowledge and practice vary by maternal HIV status: a nested cohort study in rural South Africa

• Published in: International breastfeeding journal Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 1 - 77
• Main Authors: Yapa, H. Manisha, Drayne, Róisín, Klein, Nigel, De Neve, Jan-Walter, Petoumenos, Kathy, Jiamsakul, Awachana, Herbst, Carina, Pillay, Deenan, Post, Frank A, Bärnighausen, Till
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 01.09.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Baby foods; Breast feeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; Care and treatment; Clinical guidelines; Clinical practice guidelines; Cohort analysis; Disease transmission; Exclusive breastfeeding; Food and nutrition; Healthcare quality; HIV; HIV/AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immunization; Infants; Knowledge; Medical care quality; Medical records; Postpartum; Primary care; Quality control; Regression analysis; Resource poor; Womens health; South Africa

Background We investigate whether correct infant feeding knowledge and practice differ by maternal HIV status in an era of evolving clinical guidelines in rural South Africa. Methods This cohort study was nested within the MONARCH stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial (www.clinicaltrials...