TY - JOUR
T1 - Mothers living with HIV
T2 - replacing breastfeeding by infant formula
AU - Alvarenga, Willyane de Andrade
AU - Nascimento, Lucila Castanheira
AU - Leal, Camila Lima
AU - Fabbro, Marcia Regina Cangiani
AU - Bussadori, Jamile Claro de Castro
AU - Melo, Simone Santos E.Silva
AU - Cartagena-Ramos, Denisse
AU - Dupas, Giselle
PY - 2019/9/16
Y1 - 2019/9/16
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To explore factors that interact and shape the meaning and experience of mothers of HIV-exposed children in relation to replacing breastfeeding by infant formula. METHOD: A qualitative study was carried out with 23 mothers living with HIV, whose children were up to 18 months of age and under follow-up in a specialized care service. Symbolic Interactionism, semi-structured interviews and content analysis were adopted as theoretical framework. RESULTS: The social symbols of breastfeeding, the (un)availability of the milk formula and the (lack of)support of health professionals influenced the mothers' experience with formula feeding. Social, cultural and economic constraints have proved capable of undermining the conditions necessary for the replacement of breastfeeding. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The availability of infant formula, access to lactation inhibitor and quality of health services still represent challenges to eradicate new HIV infections in children.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To explore factors that interact and shape the meaning and experience of mothers of HIV-exposed children in relation to replacing breastfeeding by infant formula. METHOD: A qualitative study was carried out with 23 mothers living with HIV, whose children were up to 18 months of age and under follow-up in a specialized care service. Symbolic Interactionism, semi-structured interviews and content analysis were adopted as theoretical framework. RESULTS: The social symbols of breastfeeding, the (un)availability of the milk formula and the (lack of)support of health professionals influenced the mothers' experience with formula feeding. Social, cultural and economic constraints have proved capable of undermining the conditions necessary for the replacement of breastfeeding. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The availability of infant formula, access to lactation inhibitor and quality of health services still represent challenges to eradicate new HIV infections in children.
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U2 - 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0880
DO - 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0880
M3 - Article
C2 - 31531635
SN - 0034-7167
VL - 72
SP - 1153
EP - 1160
JO - Revista brasileira de enfermagem
JF - Revista brasileira de enfermagem
IS - 5
ER -
