Trends of early infant feedings practices after counseling in infant born to HIV positive women in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Unlabelled: The objective is to describe the trends of infant feedings choices in HIV context after infant feeding counseling. Descriptive retrospective study: Infant feeding counseling (IFC) sessions were offered to HIV pregnant women by the same team of counselors from April 2008 to December 2012. Counseling content was promoting either exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) or exclusive formula feeding (EFF) prior to 2010.

Preventing HIV-1 transmission in breastfed infants in low resource settings: early HIV infection and late postnatal transmission in a routine prevention of mother-to-child transmission program in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Objective: To report on overall HIV-transmission rates [early and late postnatal transmission (LPNT)] in breastfed infants born to HIV-positive women.

Methods: Mother-baby pairs in a routine prevention of mother-to-child transmission program. Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) coupled with access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) or prevention using antiretroviral (pARV).

Early outcomes of HIV exposed children in the first district-wide programme using extended regimens for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Objective: Report on the early outcomes achieved in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in the Djoungolo Health District using more effective antiretroviral PMTCT regimens.

Methods: Observational cohort of HIV exposed infants.

Main Outcome Measure: early infant HIV status and 3-month mortality rate.

Preliminary assessment of breastfeeding practices in HIV 1-infected mothers (prior to weaning) under the Djoungolo programme on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

Background: Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission in a breastfeeding population varies from 20% to 45%.

Objective: To evaluate breastfeeding practices and the early basic HIV transmission rate in HIV-exposed children in the Djoungolo health district (prevention of mother-to-child transmission HIV programme).

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted, targeting breastfeeding mothers recruited from an observational cohort of HIV-positive pregnant women intending to breastfeed.