scholarly journals Acceptability and feasibility of infant-feeding options: experiences of HIV-infected mothers in the World Health Organization Kesho Bora mother-to-child transmission prevention (PMTCT) trial in Burkina Faso

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécile Cames ◽  
Aisha Saher ◽  
Kossiwavi A. Ayassou ◽  
Amandine Cournil ◽  
Nicolas Meda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
The World ◽  
Transmission Prevention ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Mother To Child

scholarly journals An assessment of the outcomes of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Curationis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tefera G. Negash ◽  
Valerie J. Ehlers
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Mother To Child Transmission ◽  
Child Transmission ◽  
Cd4 Counts ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Mother To Child

Background: This article assessed maternal and neonatal outcomes amongst users of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Objectives: The study aimed to assess the health outcomes (antiretroviral prophylaxis versus antiretroviral treatment, CD4 counts, World Health Organization (WHO) stages of illness, other illnesses) of women who had used these services, as well as the HIV status of their babies and the infant feeding method adopted.Methods: A quantitative, cross sectional, retrospective cohort design was used. Document reviews were conducted with a sample of 384 mother-infant pairs (out of a population of 796) who had used PMTCT services.Results: All respondents were using prophylactic antiretrovirals or antiretroviral therapy, but some were on the wrong treatment based on their CD4 counts. The CD4 counts increased four times more for women on antiretroviral treatment than for those on prophylactic antiretrovirals. The WHO’s stages of HIV illness did not improve but deteriorated in some cases, and 52 other illnesses were recorded. Out of the 384 infants, 6.0% (n = 23) were HIV-positive. Most respondents opted for exclusive breast feeding but some used mixed feeding during the first six months of their infants’ lives, despite having received health education related to infant feeding options.Conclusion: The respondents’ improved CD4 counts were inadequate to improve their World Health Organization stages of HIV illness. Some babies received mixed feeding during the first six months of their lives and 6% of the babies were HIV-positive despite their mothers’ utilisation of PMTCT services.Keywords: anti-retroviral therapy (ART), CD4 counts, human immune deficiency virus (HIV), infant feeding counseling and practices, prevention of mother-to-child transmission  of HIV (PMTCT)

Infant Nutrition in the Subtropics and Tropics (World Health Organization Series No. 29), ed. 2, by Derrick B. Jelliffe, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.A.P.H.A. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1968, 335 pp., $9.00 clothbound

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-308
Author(s):  
Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Infant Nutrition ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
World Health ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Since its publication in 1955, the WHO Monograph, Infant Nutrition in the Subtropics and Tropics by Derrick Jelliffe, has been indispensable reading and reference for persons dealing with pediatric problems in the developing areas of the world. Its review of infant feeding practices in tile subtropics and tropics was unique, and its description of nutritional diseases among young children in these areas was concise and reliable. The chapters on improving infant feeding, preventing nutritional disease, and introducing nutrition education were by far the best published guidelines available.

scholarly journals A Study on Knowledge on Breastfeeding Practices in Rural Area

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. S. Rajalakshmi ◽  
Dr. P. Kalaivani
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
World Health ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Introduction Breastfeeding is the universally accepted means of infant feeding. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and thereafter continued breastfeeding until two years of age along with complementary feeds (WHO, 2009).

scholarly journals Possible Impact of COVID-19 on Children in Africa, Reflections from Italy and Burkina Faso

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ouedraogo ◽  
Richard Fabian Schumacher
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Africa is the World Health Organization-region least affected by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Here, we compare the situation in severely hit Italy with that in less hit Burkina Faso, focussing on the differences in epidemiological, geographical, demographical, cultural and medical conditions to highlight how a full-blown war on the pandemic can impact on other, equally important aspects of global child health.

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