Infant-feeding practices and associated factors of HIV-positive mothers at Gert Sibande, South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 538-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rendani Ladzani ◽  
Karl Peltzer ◽  
Motlatso G. Mlambo ◽  
Khanyisa Phaweni
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Hiv Positive Mothers

scholarly journals A systematic review and meta-analysis on adoption of WHO-recommended infant feeding practices among HIV positive mothers in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amare Belachew Dagnew ◽  
Mulat Dagnew Teferi
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Hiv Exposed Infants ◽  
Pooled Prevalence ◽  
Hiv Positive Mothers ◽  
Hiv Serostatus ◽  
Hiv Exposed

Abstract Background The prevalence of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended infant feeding practices for HIV exposed infants is low in developing countries. There is no nationwide representative study was done in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the pooled prevalence of WHO-recommended infant feeding practices among HIV-positive mothers in Ethiopia. Methods EMBASE, PubMed, Google Scholar, CINHAL, Web of Science, Cochrane library, and hand searches of references were extensively searched to find out the primary articles. This study was included in all primary articles published in peer review journals regarding the recommended infant feeding practices in Ethiopia. Reviewers were used a standardized Microsoft Excel format to extract the data and analyzed it with Stata 11 version software. The pooled prevalence of recommended infant feeding practices among HIV exposed infants was estimated by a random-effect model. The sources of variation between the studies were identified by the I2 statistics test. Furthermore, the source of heterogeneity was checked by subgroup and meta-regression analyses. Sensitivity analysis was also carried out for included articles to identify extreme values that affect the outcome of pooled results. Results A total of twenty-one articles were included in this study. The random effect pooled prevalence of WHO-recommended infant feeding practices in Ethiopia was 82.76% (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 75.4, 90.11) with the heterogeneity of I2 = 93.7 with a value of p < 0.001. The subgroup analysis result showed that the highest prevalence of WHO-recommended infant feeding practices was observed in the retrospective cohort study design, 89.45%, and the lowest prevalence was found in cross-sectional studies, 80.67%. Mothers who disclosed their HIV serostatus to their spouses OR = 2.88(2.27, 3.66) and attended antenatal care visits OR = 4.62(3.13, 6.83) were more likely to follow the WHO-recommended infant feeding practices than their counterparts. Conclusion Two out of ten HIV exposed infants received mixed feeding in Ethiopia. Health professionals should support and counsel HIV positive mothers to disclose their HIV serostatus to their spouses and advertisements in general or community health workers can get this message out to encourage using antenatal care services during the pregnancy period were recommended to increase the adoption of WHO recommended infant feeding practices and decrease their infant’s risk of morbidity, including HIV infection.

scholarly journals Infant Feeding Practices of HIV-Positive Mothers in India

2003 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 1326-1331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishi Suryavanshi ◽  
Sasi Jonnalagadda ◽  
Ashwini S. Erande ◽  
Jayagowri Sastry ◽  
Hemalata Pisal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Hiv Positive Mothers

scholarly journals Maternal perspectives on infant feeding practices in Soweto, South Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Stephanie V Wrottesley ◽  
Alessandra Prioreschi ◽  
Wiedaad Slemming ◽  
Emmanuel Cohen ◽  
Cindy-Lee Dennis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
African Women ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Exclusive Breast Feeding ◽  
South African Women

Abstract Objective: To (i) describe the infant feeding practices of South African women living in Soweto and (ii) understand from the mothers’ perspective what influences feeding practices. Design: Semi-structured focus group discussions (FGD) and in-depth interviews (IDI) were conducted, and data were analysed using thematic analysis. Setting: Soweto, South Africa. Participants: Nineteen mothers were stratified into three FGD according to their baby’s age as follows: 0–6-month-olds, 7–14-month-olds and 15–24-month-olds. Four mothers from each FGD then attended an IDI. Results: Although mothers understood that breast-feeding was beneficial, they reported short durations of exclusive breast-feeding. The diversity and quality of weaning foods were low, and ‘junk’ food items were commonly given. Infants were fed using bottles or spoons and feeding commonly occurred separately to family meal times. Feeding practices were influenced by mothers’ beliefs that what babies eat is important for their health and that an unwillingness to eat is a sign of ill health. As such, mothers often force-fed their babies. In addition, mothers believed that feeding solid food to babies before 6 months of age was necessary. Family matriarchs were highly influential to mothers’ feeding practices; however, their advice often contradicted that of health professionals. Conclusions: In South Africa, interventions aimed at establishing healthier appetites and eating behaviours in early life should focus on: (i) fostering maternal self-efficacy around exclusive breast-feeding; (ii) challenging mixed feeding practices and encouraging more responsive feeding approaches and (iii) engaging family members to promote supportive household and community structures around infant feeding.

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