Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Department of Public Health, Hossana College of Health Science, Hossana, Ethiopia
Research Article
Recommended Infant Feeding Practices and Associated Factors among HIV Positive Mothers in Selected Health Facilities of South Ethiopia
Author(s): Netsanet Abera*
Background: Mother-to-child transmission is the major route of HIV transmission in infants. About one third of
children infected are believed to be vertically during breast-feeding. Infant feeding in the context of HIV is complex.
As a result, HIV positive women are confused about infant feeding methods and mixed feeding continued to be
widespread.
Objective: To assess magnitude of recommended infant feeding practice and its associated factors among HIV
positive mothers in selected health facilities of South Ethiopia.
Methods: A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected 341 HIV infected mothers with
children 6 to 24 months of age in the study. A structured and pretested questionnaire was used for data collection.
Data was entered and cleaned in EpiData 3.1 and exported to.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9600.23.13.044