Assessment of Infant Feeding Practice Among HIV Positive Mothers and HIV Status of Their Infants in Adama Hospital, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2016

Abstract

Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: The economic, psychological safety and quality aspects of food and nutrition and the effects on pregnancy outcomes, child growth and development: a Mother-Child cohort study in Southern Ethiopia. View project Background According to world health organization (WHO) there were approximately 36.9 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2014. Of these 2.6 million were children (<15 years old). Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region, with 25.8 (24.0-28.7) million people living with HIV in 2014. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for almost 70% of the global total of new HIV infection which is escalated by vertical HIV transmission. Vertical transmission is HIV transmission from an HIV-positive mother to her child during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding. In the absence of an intervention during these times, rates of HIV transmission from mother-to-child can be Abstract Background: Vertical transmission is Human immunodeficiency virus transmission from a human immunodeficiency virus-positive mother to her child during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding. In the absence of an intervention during these times, rates of Human immunodeficiency virus transmission from mother-to-child can be between 15-45%.