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Infants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women in rural south India: feeding patterns and risk of mother-to-child transmission.

Pediatr Infect Dis J

January 2010

Pediatric, Adolescent, and Maternal AIDS Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health Executive Building, Room 4B11C, 6100 Executive Boulevard MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510.

Background: We assessed the infant feeding choices of HIV-1-infected women in rural Tamil Nadu, India, and risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.

Methods: The study population comprised live born infants of HIV-1-infected women from the antenatal clinics of 2 public hospitals in rural Tamil Nadu, India who were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. All women enrolled in the cohort were offered antiretroviral prophylaxis and infant feeding counseling based on WHO/UNAIDS/UNICEF training materials.

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