3,465
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2001
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2005
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2006
Infant feeding counselling and support
"Counselling of appropriate feeding practices as recommended in WHO/UNICEF/UNAIDS guidelines on HIV and infant feeding. Subsequent intensive, home-based support of exclusive breastfeeding or safe replacement feeding according to mothers' selection of feeding practice. Counselling contacts with mothers varied over time. 1-2 antenatal contacts. After delivery, home visits by infant feeding counsellors 3-4 times in first 2 weeks then every 2 weeks until 6 months.~Outcome data collected by separate field based team who were blinded to mothers HIV status and infant feeding practice."
Kwadabeka health centre, Durban
Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, Somkele
Wellcome Trust
OTHER
University of KwaZulu
OTHER