Infant Feeding Practices among HIV-Positive Women in Enugu, Nigeria
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2015, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Preventing transmission of HIV from mother to child after birth is one of the greatest challenges in HIV prevention. Aim: To evaluate the infant feeding practices among HIV-positive mothers and the factors that influenced their decisions at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. Methods: This was a questionnaire based cross-sectional study carried out at the paediatric HIV follow-up clinic between 1st January and 31st March 2014. Analysis was carried out using SSPS version 10.0 (Chicago IL, USA). P values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: Fifty four HIV-Positive mothers were evaluated. The mean (standard deviation) for age of the respondents was 29.7 (4.2) years. Thirty two respondents (59.3%) practiced replacement feeding, 14(29.9%) practiced mixed feeding while 8(14.8%) practiced exclusive breast feeding. Of the mothers that practiced mixed feeding, 10(71.4%) did not receive counseling on infant feeding practices. Replacement feeding was adopted by 27 (84.4%) of respondents for fear of transmission of HIV to their children. Disclosure of status and counseling were independently significantly associated with the adoption of recommended infant feeding methods (EBF and RF) P<0.05. Conclusion: Exposure to counseling on infant feeding methods was low. Current guidelines on infant feeding methods should be disseminated through structured counseling sessions at Maternity care centres for HIV-positive mothers.
Authors and Affiliations
L. C. Ikeako, H. U. Ezegwui, M. I. Nwafor, E. Nwogu-Ikojo, T. C. Okeke
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