<p>The study proposed to conduct a descriptive study related to the correlation of infant feeding (EFF or EBF) and occurrence of morbidity diarrhoea and/or respiratory infections, in infants by 14 weeks of age. The study adopted a quantitative epistemological approach in seeking to describe the correlation of infant feeding and the occurrence of diarrhoea or respiratory infections by 14 weeks of age. The researcher embarked on a descriptive survey design and employed the questionnaire method during the data collection process. The Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province was selected due to the accessibility of the targeted population. The unique demographic profile and rural-urban setting allows for a potentially rich data source whilst simultaneously reducing the potential incidence of bias in the data collection. The study sample was drawn from routine immunization and growth monitoring clinics in the Amathole district.</p>

<p>The study proposed to conduct a descriptive study related to the correlation of infant feeding (EFF or EBF) and occurrence of morbidity diarrhoea and/or respiratory infections, in infants by 14 weeks of age. The study adopted a quantitative epistemological approach in seeking to describe the correlation of infant feeding and the occurrence of diarrhoea or respiratory infections by 14 weeks of age. The researcher embarked on a descriptive survey design and employed the questionnaire method during the data collection process. The Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province was selected due to the accessibility of the targeted population. The unique demographic profile and rural-urban setting allows for a potentially rich data source whilst simultaneously reducing the potential incidence of bias in the data collection. The study sample was drawn from routine immunization and growth monitoring clinics in the Amathole district.</p>

Bakgrund: År 1991 lanserade WHO och UNICEF "Baby Friendly Hospitals Initiative" (BFHI). Motivet var den nedåtgående amningsfrekvensen världen över och de konsekvenser som det medförde till exempel socialt och ekonomiskt. Till grund fanns innocentdeklarationen som bygger på att alla BB avdelningar skall följa "tio steg till lyckad amning. Målet med detta är att främja, stödja och skydda amningen. Forskning visar att amningsfrekvensen har sjunkit de senaste åren i Sverige. Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka nyblivna mödrars upplevelse av stöd i sin förberedelse och uppstart av amning i Kronobergs län och jämföra detta med mödrar vid tre andra kvinnokliniker (Blekinge län, södra Kalmar län och norra Kalmar län). Metod: Undersökningen har en kvantitativ ansats. Enkäter med totalt 35 frågor har delats ut till mödrar vid deras besök för efterkontroll på mödrahälsovården i Kronobergs län. En jämförelse har därefter gjorts med mödrars svar i norra Kalmar, södra Kalmar och Blekinge län. Resultat: I Kronobergs län ammade 74.4% helt vid efterkontrollen, det fanns en signifikant skillnad mellan de olika klinikerna (p=0.021). Majoriteten av kvinnorna på de olika klinikerna hade en positiv inställning till amning under graviditeten. Större delen av kvinnorna svarade att de hade haft hudkontakt direkt efter förlossningen, men tiden för hudkontakt varierade. I Kronobergs län rapporterade majoriteten av kvinnorna att de hade haft hudkontakt i mindre än 60 min efter förlossningen. Gemensamt för orterna är att de flesta kvinnor svarat att hudkontakten med barnet avslutades när barnet skulle mätas eller vägas (47,2% i Kronobergs län). Det fanns skillnader i amningsstöd från personal mellan de olika klinikerna. I Kronobergs län var det 12.5% av kvinnorna som hade önskat mer hjälp från personalen på BB, medan det i norra Kalmar var 20.8%. Det var nästan 40% av alla barn som hade blivit tillmatade med bröstmjölksersättning på BB och hälften av dessa utan medicinsk indikation. Slutsats: De tio stegen till lyckad amning följs av de fyra klinikerna, men i vissa av stegen finns brister i hur de följs. Hudkontakt bör prioriteras efter förlossning. För att kunna ge kvinnan ett optimalt amningsstöd bör insatser tillsättas på MHV, BB och på BHV. Tillmatningsrutiner på BB bör ses över på alla fyra kliniker. / Background: In 1991, launched the WHO and UNICEF ' Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative " (BFHI). The subject was the downward frequency of breastfeeding worldwide and the consequences that it brought such as socially and economically. The basis was the "innocenti declaration" which is based on that all maternity wards must follow the "ten steps to successful breastfeeding". The goal of this is to promote, support and protect breastfeeding. Research shows that the frequency of breast feeding has fallen in Sweden the last couple of years. Purpose: The aim was to examine expectant mothers' experience of support in their preparation and start-up of breastfeeding in Kronoberg county and compare this with the mothers at three other women's clinics (Blekinge, southern Kalmar county and northern Kalmar). Method: The study has a quantitative approach. Surveys with a total of 35 questions were distributed to mothers during visits to antenatal care for the post in Kronoberg County. A comparison was then made with the mothers answers at north Kalmar, south Kalmar and Blekinge county. Results: In Kronoberg breastfed 74.4% of the mothers completely at the control, there was a significant difference between the clinics (p = 0.021). The majority of women of different clinics had a positive attitude to breastfeeding during pregnancy. Most of the women said they had had skin contact immediately after birth, although the time of skin contact varied. In Kronoberg County reported the majority of women reported that they had had contact with the skin in less than 60 minutes after birth. Common for the clinics is that most women responded that skin contact with the baby ended when the child would be weighed or measured (47.2% in Kronoberg County). There were differences in breastfeeding support from staff between the clinics. In Kronoberg County, it was 12.5% of women who had wanted more help from the staff at the maternity ward, while in northern Kalmar was 20.8%. It was almost 40% of children who had become fed with formula milk in the maternity ward and half of those without a medical indication. Conclusion: The ten steps to successful breastfeeding are followed by the four departments, but in some of the steps are flaws in how they are implemented. Skin contact should be prioritized after childbirth. In order to give the woman an optimal breastfeeding support, efforts should be put on antenatal care, maternity wards and at the child health care. The feeding routines on the maternity ward should be reviewed at all four clinics.

Magister Curationis - MCur / The study proposed to conduct a descriptive study related to the correlation of infant feeding (EFF or EBF) and occurrence of morbidity diarrhoea and/or respiratory infections, in infants by 14 weeks of age. The study adopted a quantitative epistemological approach in seeking to describe the correlation of infant feeding and the occurrence of diarrhoea or respiratory infections by 14 weeks of age. The researcher embarked on a descriptive survey design and employed the questionnaire method during the data collection process. The Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province was selected due to the accessibility of the targeted population. The unique demographic profile and rural-urban setting allows for a potentially rich data source whilst simultaneously reducing the potential incidence of bias in the data collection. The study sample was drawn from routine immunization and growth monitoring clinics in the Amathole district. / South Africa

OBJECTIVES: We examined the association between exclusive breastfeeding, early introduction of feeding formula, early weaning, and asthma in children aged six months to five years in a sample of non-institutionalized US children using a propensity score approach. METHODS: Our study used data from the National Survey of Children's Health (2012-2018) of 3,820 children with physician-diagnosed asthma aged 6 months to 5 years. Propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to control selection bias with age, sex, race, birth weight, Federal Poverty Level, parent's education, and parent smoking history used as covariates in PSM. The total number in the matched sample was 6,904 (3,452 non-asthmatics; 3,452 asthmatics). Matched and unmatched samples were analysed using the χ test and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: Exclusive breastfeeding was protective against asthma in the pre-matching (AOR 0.72; 95% CI: 0.54-0.97; p = 0.03) and post-matching (AOR 0.66; 95% CI: 0.55-0.81; p < 0.001) samples. Formula feeding before 6 months was associated with asthma in unmatched (AOR 1.38; 95% CI: 1.15-1.66; p < 0.001) and matched (AOR 1.31; 95% CI: 1.16-1.47; p < 0.001) sample. Early weaning before 6 months was associated with asthma in unmatched (AOR 1.62; 95% CI: 1.35-1.54; p < 0.001) and matched sample (AOR 1.37; 95% CI: 1.23-1.54; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Public health systems should continue to recommend the implementation of the World Health Organization exclusive breastfeeding guideline in developed countries. Asthma interventions in children under two years should continue to emphasize exclusive breastfeeding to reduce the incidence of infant asthma.

<p>Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), (giving breast milk only without any solids or liquids), has proved to be very challenging in the South African context, although this infant feeding practice has been found to protect babies against diarrhoea and respiratory tract infections and to carry a lower risk of HIV infection than mixed feeding (breastfeeding combined with formula or solids). Study design: The PROMISE-EBF study is a multi-country cluster randomised trial to examine peer support to promote exclusive breastfeeding in Africa. For the South African site in the PROMISE-EBF study, three sites, Paarl, Rietvlei and Umlazi, were selected because of their different geographic settings and each site operated as a separate stratum for cluster selection and randomisation purposes. The clusters were then randomised into intervention and control arms making a total of 17 clusters in each arm. HIV positive and negative women in the intervention arm received support on their choice of infant feeding from the peer supporters who visited them at their homes while the women in the control group only received the standard infant feeding counselling and support provided by health care&nbsp / workers at health facilities. Data collection: Mothers were interviewed at recruitment during the antepartum period to establish eligibility, obtain informed consent and data on socio-economic status. Home visits were scheduled for data collection by trained data collectors at 3, 6, 12 and 24 weeks after birth. Analysis of results: This mini-thesis was a secondary analysis of the PROMISE-EBF data focusing on the South African data only. The data was adjusted for clustering and analysed using SAS. Comparison of variables between the intervention and control groups within sites was done. Results: A significant difference, regarding counselling and infant feeding practices, was observed among all women who received peer support compared to those who received the standard antenatal counselling, with more women in the intervention group (20.5%) practising EBF than those in the control group (12.8%) by Week 3. When the women‟s HIV status was considered, more than 65% of HIV positive and 40% of HIV negative women practised MF and EFF (giving formula milk only with no breast milk) throughout the study, respectively, regardless of the group they were in. For women who hadintended to practise EBF at recruitment, 33% in the control group and 20% in the intervention group actually practised EBF by Week 3. Regarding disclosure and feeding choice, 77.4% of women who had disclosed their HIV status actually practised MF versus 8.6% who practised EBF by Week 3.Conclusion: Community peer counselling should be strengthened as the results from this study showed that a high percentage of women who practised EBF were those who had received counselling, irrespective of their HIV status. The high percentage of HIV positive women who practised high risk feeding, despite receiving infant counselling, is of concern. Disclosure of the women‟s HIV status did not translate to them practising low risk infant feeding methods, which may suggest that there are other issues that determine the women‟s choice of infant feeding.</p>

<p>Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), (giving breast milk only without any solids or liquids), has proved to be very challenging in the South African context, although this infant feeding practice has been found to protect babies against diarrhoea and respiratory tract infections and to carry a lower risk of HIV infection than mixed feeding (breastfeeding combined with formula or solids). Study design: The PROMISE-EBF study is a multi-country cluster randomised trial to examine peer support to promote exclusive breastfeeding in Africa. For the South African site in the PROMISE-EBF study, three sites, Paarl, Rietvlei and Umlazi, were selected because of their different geographic settings and each site operated as a separate stratum for cluster selection and randomisation purposes. The clusters were then randomised into intervention and control arms making a total of 17 clusters in each arm. HIV positive and negative women in the intervention arm received support on their choice of infant feeding from the peer supporters who visited them at their homes while the women in the control group only received the standard infant feeding counselling and support provided by health care&nbsp / workers at health facilities. Data collection: Mothers were interviewed at recruitment during the antepartum period to establish eligibility, obtain informed consent and data on socio-economic status. Home visits were scheduled for data collection by trained data collectors at 3, 6, 12 and 24 weeks after birth. Analysis of results: This mini-thesis was a secondary analysis of the PROMISE-EBF data focusing on the South African data only. The data was adjusted for clustering and analysed using SAS. Comparison of variables between the intervention and control groups within sites was done. Results: A significant difference, regarding counselling and infant feeding practices, was observed among all women who received peer support compared to those who received the standard antenatal counselling, with more women in the intervention group (20.5%) practising EBF than those in the control group (12.8%) by Week 3. When the women‟s HIV status was considered, more than 65% of HIV positive and 40% of HIV negative women practised MF and EFF (giving formula milk only with no breast milk) throughout the study, respectively, regardless of the group they were in. For women who hadintended to practise EBF at recruitment, 33% in the control group and 20% in the intervention group actually practised EBF by Week 3. Regarding disclosure and feeding choice, 77.4% of women who had disclosed their HIV status actually practised MF versus 8.6% who practised EBF by Week 3.Conclusion: Community peer counselling should be strengthened as the results from this study showed that a high percentage of women who practised EBF were those who had received counselling, irrespective of their HIV status. The high percentage of HIV positive women who practised high risk feeding, despite receiving infant counselling, is of concern. Disclosure of the women‟s HIV status did not translate to them practising low risk infant feeding methods, which may suggest that there are other issues that determine the women‟s choice of infant feeding.</p>

Magister Public Health - MPH / Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), (giving breast milk only without any solids or liquids), has proved to be very challenging in the South African context, although this infant feeding practice has been found to protect babies against diarrhoea and respiratory tract infections and to carry a lower risk of HIV infection than mixed feeding (breastfeeding combined with formula or solids). Study design: The PROMISE-EBF study is a multi-country cluster randomised trial to examine peer support to promote exclusive breastfeeding in Africa. For the South African site in the PROMISE-EBF study, three sites, Paarl, Rietvlei and Umlazi, were selected because of their different geographic settings and each site operated as a separate stratum for cluster selection and randomisation purposes. The clusters were then randomised into intervention and control arms making a total of 17 clusters in each arm. HIV positive and negative women in the intervention arm received support on their choice of infant feeding from the peer supporters who visited them at their homes while the women in the control group only received the standard infant feeding counselling and support provided by health care workers at health facilities. Data collection: Mothers were interviewed at recruitment during the antepartum period to establish eligibility, obtain informed consent and data on socio-economic status. Home visits were scheduled for data collection by trained data collectors at 3, 6, 12 and 24 weeks after birth. Analysis of results: This mini-thesis was a secondary analysis of the PROMISE-EBF data focusing on the South African data only. The data was adjusted for clustering and analysed using SAS. Comparison of variables between the intervention and control groups within sites was done. Results: A significant difference, regarding counselling and infant feeding practices, was observed among all women who received peer support compared to those who received the standard antenatal counselling, with more women in the intervention group (20.5%) practising EBF than those in the control group (12.8%) by Week 3. When the women's HIV status was considered, more than 65% of HIV positive and 40% of HIV negative women practised MF and EFF (giving formula milk only with no breast milk) throughout the study, respectively, regardless of the group they were in. For women who hadintended to practise EBF at recruitment, 33% in the control group and 20% in the intervention group actually practised EBF by Week 3. Regarding disclosure and feeding choice, 77.4% of women who had disclosed their HIV status actually practised MF versus 8.6% who practised EBF by Week 3.Conclusion: Community peer counselling should be strengthened as the results from this study showed that a high percentage of women who practised EBF were those who had received counselling, irrespective of their HIV status. The high percentage of HIV positive women who practised high risk feeding, despite receiving infant counselling, is of concern. Disclosure of the women's HIV status did not translate to them practising low risk infant feeding methods, which may suggest that there are other issues that determine the women's choice of infant feeding. / South Africa

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Les recommandations canadiennes pour l’alimentation des nourrissons nés d’une personne vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH) privilégient l’utilisation de la préparation commerciale pour nourrisson (PCN) et appuient sa gratuité. Ainsi, le P3CN (Programme Provincial de Préparation Commerciale pour Nourrissons nés de femmes vivant avec le VIH au Québec) a vu le jour au Québec en avril 2021 pour rendre disponible gratuitement la préparation commerciale aux familles éligibles. Le but principal de notre étude est d’évaluer l’implantation du P3CN. Nous avons réalisé une étude mixte convergente. Les données quantitatives ont été extraites du registre périnatal du VIH au Québec (CIME-Q) et du registre du P3CN. Les données qualitatives ont été collectées via des entrevues semi-dirigées de vingt bénéficiaires et neuf acteurs du programme. Les verbatims obtenus ont été analysés par thèmes en utilisant une approche inductive et déductive. En considérant l’éligibilité des PVVIH ayant donné naissance au Québec à partir d’avril 2019, le P3CN a rejoint 173 familles sur 201 naissances éligibles au programme entre 2019 et 2022. Dix-huit pourcents des bénéficiaires du programme avaient donné naissance six mois après leur arrivée au Québec. Lors des entrevues, les bénéficiaires ont exprimé leur satisfaction face à l’arrivée d’un tel programme. L’implantation du programme a été influencée par des facteurs contextuels notamment les interactions sociales, la disponibilité des ressources financières et la marginalisation sociale des bénéficiaires. Plusieurs adaptations ont été nécessaires soit le choix du mode de remboursement, les moyens de communications, et les modalités de remise de la préparation commerciale. La flexibilité du programme et la cohésion de l’équipe ont été des facilitants soulignés par les coordinatrices. Les acteurs du programme, en particulier les pharmaciens, suggèrent de nouvelles adaptations afin d’éviter que les bénéficiaires du programme n’aient à avancer les coûts de la PCN. Ces conclusions ont été présentées au ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux et ont servi à la mise en place d’un processus d’évaluation et d’amélioration continue du P3CN. Elles sont aussi une base pour guider l’implantation d’autres programmes de prévention de la transmission du VIH de la mère à l’enfant. / The use of formula feeding, and its free use are prioritized in the Canadian consensus guidelines for feeding infants born to a Person living with HIV (PLWH). In April 2021 the P3CN (Programme Provincial de Préparation Commerciale pour Nourrissons nés de femmes vivant avec le VIH au Québec) was established in Quebec to offer free formula feeding to eligible families. Our study is focused on evaluating the implementation of the P3CN. We conducted a mixed convergent study. The Canadian Perinatal HIV Surveillance Program (CPHSP) and the P3CN registry were used to extract retrospective quantitative data. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty beneficiaries and nine program actors. The interview transcripts were analyzed by themes using an inductive and deductive approach. Considering the eligibility of PLWH having given birth from April 2019, the P3CN reached 173 families out of 201 births eligible for the Program. Eighteen percent (18%) of program recipients gave birth within six months after arriving in Quebec. During interviews, beneficiaries expressed their satisfaction with the arrival of such a program. The implementation of the program was influenced by contextual factors, notably the social interactions resources, the availability of financial resources and the social marginalization of the beneficiaries. Several adaptations were necessary: the choice of reimbursement method, the means of communication, and the terms of delivery of the formula. The flexibility of the program and the cohesion of the team were facilitators highlighted by the coordinators. Program stakeholders, in particular pharmacists, suggest new adaptations to prevent program beneficiaries from having to advance the costs of the formula. These conclusions were presented to the Ministry of Health and Social Services and were used to establish a process of evaluation and continuous improvement of the P3CN. They are also a basis for informing the implementation of other programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.