Peter J Iliff

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ID5482378
NAMEPeter J Iliff
GIVEN NAMESPeter J
FAMILY NAMEIliff
SIGNATUREILIFF P J
AFFILIATIONSEllen G. Piwoz is with the Center for Nutrition, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. Jean H. Humphrey, Naume V. Tavengwa, Peter J. Iliff, and Kuda Mutasa are with the ZVITAMBO Project, Harare, Zimbabwe. Ellen G. Piwoz, Jean H. Humphrey, and Lawrence H. Moulton are with the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md. Edmore T. Marinda is with the School of Public Health, University of Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, South...
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
H-INDEX0

  • The Impact of Safer Breastfeeding Practices on Postnatal HIV-1 Transmission in Zimbabwe

    Ellen G Piwoz, Ellen Piwoz et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2007References: 24

    Objectives. We assessed the association between exposure to an educational intervention that emphasized safer breastfeeding practices and postnatal HIV transmission among 437 HIV-positive mothers in Zimbabwe, 365 of whom did not know their infection status. Methods. Mothers were tested for HIV and were encouraged—but not required—to learn their HIV status. Intervention exposure was assessed by a questionnaire, Turnbull methods were used to estima…

  • Early exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of postnatal HIV-1 transmission and increases HIV-free survival

    Peter J Iliff, Peter Iliff et al.ARTICLEAIDS2005

    OBJECTIVES: The promotion of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) to reduce the postnatal transmission (PNT) of HIV is based on limited data. In the context of a trial of postpartum vitamin A supplementation, we provided education and counseling about infant feeding and HIV, prospectively collected information on infant feeding practices, and measured associated infant infections and deaths. DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 14 110 mother-newborn pairs wer…