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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published online on October 7, 2009
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp083
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Brief Report

Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Burkina Faso: Breastfeeding and Wet Nursing

Boubacar Nacroa, Makoura Barroa, Suzanne Gaudreaulta and Blami Daob

aPediatric Department, CHUSS, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
bGynaecologist-Obstetric Department, CHUSS, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Correspondence: Boubacar Nacro Pediatric Department, CHUSS, 03 BP 4150 Bobo 03, Bobo-Dioulasso BP 4150 Bobo 03, Burkina Faso. E-mail: <bnacro{at}fasonet.bf>.


  Abstract

Objective: A survey of the knowledge of women about HIV and breastfeeding.

Method and Patients: The study employed a voluntary questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Epi info 6 with {chi}2 test and P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

Results: Three hundred women agreed to participate in the study. Only 82 realized that HIV could be transmitted by breastmilk. After information about HIV transmission, 37 stated that they would still breastfeed. On the other hand, 220 (74.1%) stated that they would accept breastfeeding by a wet nurse. Two hundred and eighty (69.8%) would accept to serve as the wet nurse for an infant born to an HIV-infected woman. There was an association between acceptance of HIV screening and willingness to breastfeed (P = 0.00206529).

Conclusion: Appropriate Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) measures must be made available to HIV-infected women. Detailed studies must be performed to evaluate the feasibility of this approach in resource limited settings.

Key Words: PMTCT • HIV • breastmilk • developing countries


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