Knowledge of women attending antenatal clinics on transmission of HIV through breast-feeding in Gaborone, Botswana

Autor:	Kasinja, Faides Tsalani
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Preferences in infant feeding methods Mother-to-child-transmission Infant feeding methods Factors influencing choice of infant feeding metho Breast-feeding Antenatal women 618.929792096883 HIV (Viruses) Transmission Botswana Gaberone Breastfeeding AIDS (Disease) in infants
Druh dokumentu:	Dissertation
Popis:	Breast-feeding by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive mothers poses a risk of transmitting HIV infection from the mother to the baby. This study attempted to describe and explore the knowledge of antenatal women in Gaborone, Botswana on the transmission of HIV through breast-feeding. The research results, obtained from interview schedules, revealed that the respondents had: a greater knowledge of transmission of HIV in adults than mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT); a moderate understanding of infant feeding methods; poor understanding of the risk of HIV transmission through different infant feeding methods and feelings that infant feeding method reveals ones HIV status, which indicate stigma and discrimination. The study findings may assist health care providers to intensify educational programmes and counselling in the antenatal clinics and communities to reduce MTCT. Health Studies M. A. (Health Studies)
Databáze:	Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations
Externí odkaz:	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2231 Zobrazit plný text záznamu