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Title Experiences of HIV positive mothers who chose not to breastfeed their babies in Nigeria
Full text http://ajol.info/index.php/ajrh/article/view/55653
Date 2010
Author(s) WE Sadoh; AE Sadoh
Abstract HIV positive mothers, who choose not to breastfeed their babies in a predominantly breastfeeding community would face a number of barriers. This study looked at the experiences of HIV positivemothers who chose the no breastfeeding option. Consecutive HIV positive mothers who opted not to breastfeed their infants after infant feeding counselling and whose infants were attending the HIVprogramme at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria were recruited for the study. Disclosure of HIV serostatus and adherence to no breastfeeding options were evaluated using aninterviewer administered structured questionnaire. Of the 62 mothers recruited for the study, 57 (91.94%) had disclosed their serostatus to at least their partners. Most partners 42 (93.33%) were supportivewhile three mothers were divorced following disclosure. Thirteen (20.97%) mothers could not comply with no breastfeeding. Non disclosure of serostatus, pressure from extended family and tokenbreastfeeding mitigate against adhering to no breastfeeding by HIV positive mothers (Afr J Reprod Health 2009; 13[1]:27-35).
Subject(s) Barriers, Disclosure, Breastfeeding choices, Support
Language en
Publisher African Journal of Reproductive Health
Type of publication Peer-reviewed Article
Format application/pdf
Source African Journal of Reproductive Health; Vol 13, No 1 (2009)
Rights Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by Women's Health and Action Research Centre
Repository Africa - African Journals OnLine (AJOL)
Added to C-A: 2010-08-26;09:03:11