Acceptability, feasibility and affordability of infant feeding options for HIV‐infected women

A qualitative study in south‐west Nigeria

Bibliographic Data

ID15535609
AuthorsTitilayo C Abiona (Obafemi Awolowo University, corresponding author), Adedeji Onayade, Adedeji A Onayade, Kayode T Ijadunola, Perpetua O Obiajunwa (0000-0002-8796-1052, Obafemi Awolowo University), Olabisi I Aina (Obafemi Awolowo University), Lucy Thairu (Stanford University), Lucy N Thairu
Year2006
Volume2
Issue3
Pages135-144
Publication date2006-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMaternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1740-8709.2006.00050.x
PMID16881926
OpenAlexW2098586314
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited16

The objective of this study was to explore the acceptability, feasibility, affordability, safety and sustainability of replacement feeding options for HIV-infected mothers in Ile-Ife, in south-west Nigeria. Six focus group discussions were conducted with a purposive sample of mothers, fathers and grandmothers. The HIV status of all participants was unknown to investigators. All text data were analysed using the Text-based Beta Software program. With regard to the acceptability of replacement feeds, respondents perceived the stigma associated with not breastfeeding to be an important consideration. In this community, breastfeeding is the norm--even though it is not necessarily exclusive. For infected mothers who choose to breastfeed exclusively and then to wean their infants before 6 months of age, respondents did not anticipate early cessation of breastfeeding to be problematic. Respondents noted that acceptable replacement foods included infant formula, soy milk and cow's milk. Barriers to replacement feeding that were mentioned included: the high costs of replacement foods and fuel for cooking; an unreliable supply of electrical power; poor access to safe water; and poor access to storage facilities. The research confirms the difficulty of replacement feeding for HIV-infected mothers in sub-Saharan Africa. The results also provide the basis for new issues and hypothesis for future research in other communities with similar socio-cultural and economic characteristics

Breastfeeding · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Qualitative research · Stigma (botany · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Pediatrics

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