Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda.

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Published in BMC Public Health on May 07, 2009

Authors

Lars T Fadnes1, Ingunn M S Engebretsen, Henry Wamani, Nulu B Semiyaga, Thorkild Tylleskär, James K Tumwine

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. lars.fadnes@cih.uib.no

Associated clinical trials:

PROMISE EBF: Safety and Efficacy of Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion in the Era of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa | NCT00397150

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