Adherence to Exclusive Breastfeeding and its Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Mothers in Referral Hospitals of Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as feeding only breast milk without any other liquids or solids, except for medicine. For mothers with positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), adherence to exclusive breastfeeding added with antiretroviral therapy extremely reduces the risk of tran...
Main Authors: | Sindu Yimer, Marta Badi, Birhanu Yirdaw |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2021-04-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Neonatology |
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Online Access: | https://ijn.mums.ac.ir/article_17873_5320ca99455a9d1eec50ffeb6657ed0b.pdf |
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