Breastfeeding complexities and sociocultural barriers in the context of preventing perinatal transmission of HIV: A descriptive phenomenology in Northern Ghana

Although World Health Organization (WHO) policies aim to promote exclusive breastfeeding and replacement feeding for HIV-exposed infants, limited research explores the social and cultural barriers encountered by mothers living with HIV in rural health facilities in Ghana. This study investigates the...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 20; no. 7; p. e0327353
Main Authors:	Adongo, Awinaba Amoah, Akuoko, Kofi Osei, Dapaah, Jonathan Mensah, Manful, Esmeranda
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.07.2025 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adult AIDS Antiretroviral drugs Babies Biology and Life Sciences Breast Feeding Breastfeeding & lactation Childbirth & labor Data collection Data management Diarrhea Disease transmission Drug therapy Families & family life Female Food security Ghana - epidemiology Guidelines Health aspects Health care facilities Health policy Health services HIV HIV infection in children HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV Infections - transmission Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infants Infections Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control Medical research Medicine and Health Sciences Mothers People and Places Phenomenology Policies Postpartum period Pregnancy Prevention Qualitative Research Research methodology Risk factors Rural areas Rural communities Rural Population Sampling methods Sampling techniques Sanitation Social aspects Social Sciences Stigma Traditional roles Womens health Young Adult Ghana Africa
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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