Predictors of breastfeeding cessation among HIV-infected women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

This paper examines predictors of breastfeeding cessation among a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women. This was a prospective follow-up study of HIV-infected women who participated in a randomized micronutrient supplementation trial conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 795 HIV-infected Tanzanian women with singleton newborns were utilized from the cohort for this analysis. The proportion of women breastfeeding declined from 95% at 12 months to 11% at 24 months. The multivariate analysis showed breastfeeding cessation was significantly associated with increasing calendar year of delivery from 1995 to 1997 [risk ratio (RR), 1.36; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.13-1.63], having a new pregnancy (RR 1.33; 95% CI 1.10-1.61), overweight [body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg m(-2) ; RR 1.37; 95% CI 1.07-1.75], underweight (BMI <18.5kg m(-2) ; RR 1.29; 95% CI 1.00-1.65), introduction of cow's milk at infant's age of 4 months (RR 1.30; 95% CI 1.04-1.63). Material and social support was associated with decreased likelihood of cessation (RR 0.83; 95% CI 0.68-1.02). Demographic, health and nutritional factors among women and infants are associated with decisions by HIV-infected women to cease breastfeeding. The impact of breastfeeding counselling programs for HIV-infected African women should consider individual maternal, social and health contexts.

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