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Date of Publication: April 01, 1999
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Should HIV-positive mothers breast-feed?
Wasundhara Kanbur
Armida Fernandez
Jayshree Mondkar
Abstract:
Between five and 10 per cent of HIV infection is acquired perinatally. The incidence of such infection will rise as more women get infected. Children with HIV progress to AIDS-related illness more rapidly than do adults. Hence, the prevention or reduction of perinatal transmission rates is an essential component of the AIDS control programme.
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