Infant feeding practices of HIV positive mothers in Lagos South-western Nigeria

Ezechi Lilian O., . and Wapmuk Agatha E., . and Ifeoma Idigbe, . and Gbajabiamila Titilola A., . and David Agatha N., . and Ohihoin Aigbe G., . and Musa Zaidat S., . and Ezechi Oliver C., . and Aghahowa Endurance, . Infant feeding practices of HIV positive mothers in Lagos South-western Nigeria. pp. 253-262. ISSN 1394-035X

Infant feeding choices made by mothers in the context of HIV infection depend on a number of factors. In our environment the relative contribution of some of these factors is not known. Methods: The infant feeding practices of HIV positive mothers seen over a decade (July 2004 and December 2015) at a large HIV treatment centre in Lagos South-western Nigeria were reviewed. Information on maternal socio-economic characteristics obstetric HIV treatment history and infant feeding choices were extracted from the program data base for analysis with SPSS version 20. Results: Exclusive formula feeding (EFF) was the most common feeding practice of the mothers ( 86.4). However it decreased from 95.3 before 2010 to 79.5 after 2010. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) was practised by only 9.0 of the mothers. Mixed breastfeeding practice increased from 1.1 pre-2010 to 4.1 post-2010. The provision of free infant formula was found not to influence significantly the EFF or EBF rates but the MBF rate. MBF rate decreased from 3.0 pre-free formula to 1.7 after the introduction of free infant formula. Conclusion: Exclusive formula feeding was the most practised infant feeding method in this study (86.4). Change in infant feeding guidelines was found to influence the infant feeding choice of HIV positive mothers. Health workers implementing PMTCT programs in our setting should be made aware of the risk of mixed breastfeeding with the new guidelines and educate mothers on its dangers at every contact with the health system.

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Abstract

Infant feeding choices made by mothers in the context of HIV infection depend on a number of factors. In our environment the relative contribution of some of these factors is not known. Methods: The infant feeding practices of HIV positive mothers seen over a decade (July 2004 and December 2015) at a large HIV treatment centre in Lagos South-western Nigeria were reviewed. Information on maternal socio-economic characteristics obstetric HIV treatment history and infant feeding choices were extracted from the program data base for analysis with SPSS version 20. Results: Exclusive formula feeding (EFF) was the most common feeding practice of the mothers ( 86.4). However it decreased from 95.3 before 2010 to 79.5 after 2010. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) was practised by only 9.0 of the mothers. Mixed breastfeeding practice increased from 1.1 pre-2010 to 4.1 post-2010. The provision of free infant formula was found not to influence significantly the EFF or EBF rates but the MBF rate. MBF rate decreased from 3.0 pre-free formula to 1.7 after the introduction of free infant formula. Conclusion: Exclusive formula feeding was the most practised infant feeding method in this study (86.4). Change in infant feeding guidelines was found to influence the infant feeding choice of HIV positive mothers. Health workers implementing PMTCT programs in our setting should be made aware of the risk of mixed breastfeeding with the new guidelines and educate mothers on its dangers at every contact with the health system.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Infant feeding
AGROVOC Term:	Breast feeding
AGROVOC Term:	Feeding
AGROVOC Term:	HIV infections
AGROVOC Term:	Human immunodeficiency virus
AGROVOC Term:	Human diseases
AGROVOC Term:	guidelines
AGROVOC Term:	Data management
AGROVOC Term:	Data analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Infants
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:53
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7747

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