Health facility users’ knowledge, perceptions, and practices about infant feeding in the context of option B+ in South Africa: a qualitative study

Autor: Duduzile Faith Nsibande, Vuyolwethu Magasana, Wanga Zembe, Gurpreet Kindra, Mary Mogashoa, Ameena Goga, Vundli Ramokolo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Breastfeeding Journal, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-23 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1746-4358
DOI: 10.1186/s13006-022-00526-0
Popis: Abstract Background HIV and sub-optimal infant feeding practices remain important threats to child growth, development, and survival in low- and middle-income countries. To our knowledge, few studies have explored health service users’ perspective of infant feeding in the context of WHO Option B+ policy to prevent vertical HIV transmission (PMTCT). This paper is a sub-analysis of qualitative data from a mixed-methods multi-level process evaluation of Option B+ implementation in South Africa (SA). In this study we explored health facility users’ infant feeding knowledge, perceptions, and practices one year after SA adopted the 2016 updated World Health Organization prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV Option B+ infant feeding guidelines. Methods Nineteen focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with six groups of men and women whose infants were aged
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