Browsing by Subject "Breastfeeding women"
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Organochlorine pesticides in mothers' breast milk and risk assessment posed to nursing infants in Kanungu District and Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2019-10)This is the second study to report organochlorines (OCPs) in maternal breast milk in Uganda. The main aims of the present study were to determine concentrations of selected organochlorine pesticides in mothers’ breast milk ... -
Predictors of viral suppression in HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women with unsuppressed initial viral load in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019)The major objective of this study is to establish predictors to viral suppression for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women on ART with unsuppressed initial viral load in central Uganda. Data on HIV-infected pregnant ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with disclosure of HIV serostatus to sexual partners among HIV positive breastfeeding women attending eMTCT clinics in Jinja District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)Introduction There is a low proportion of HIV positive individuals who disclose their HIV positive status to their sexual partners globally ranging between 16.7 - 46%. This results into poor adherence and poor appointments ... -
Quality of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Soroti District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-07)Abstract Introduction: Pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV have a high risk of transmitting HIV to their babies during pregnancy, labor/delivery, and postpartum through breastfeeding. With the provision of ...