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Breakthroughs in pregnancy care have reduced the risk of vertical transmission to <1% if pregnant women receive timely ART, achieve optimal viral suppression, deliver by caesarean-section when appropriate, and avoid breastfeeding [2].
However, if they do exist, it is recommended that HIV-infected women avoid breastfeeding.
This is good news as we do not need to advise mothers to avoid breastfeeding.
Both community members and health workers typified the group of busy mothers occupied with work and studies to often avoid breastfeeding [DP1-4].
Furthermore, large breasts may make if difficult to breastfeed "discretely" and thus "modesty" may another reason for some women to avoid breastfeeding.
A recent survey of general practitioners (GPs), conducted by one of the authors (LHA), found that some GPs advised women to avoid breastfeeding while taking medicines like metronidazole and ibuprofen, which are considered compatible with breastfeeding [ 51].
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Some avoided breastfeeding altogether, and those who did breastfeed increasingly weaned their babies before 3 months of age.
Other illnesses like malaria and mental disorders were also held as likely explanations why mothers avoided breastfeeding.
Among 128 mothers who attended the PMTCT program, 18 (14%) avoided breastfeeding completely, while 2 of those not participating did not breastfeed (p < 0.001).
P. vivax was seen on blood smear, and the patient was treated with chloroquine with rapid resolution of her fever, followed by administration of primaquine, during which course she avoided breastfeeding.
There is also little evidence of the acceptance of HIV treatment recommendations by a mother including the acceptance of treatment for her HIV+ infant and avoiding breastfeeding her HIV+ or HIV- infant.
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