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Abstract
DIFFERENCES IN GROWTH AND ILLNESSES BETWEEN BREASTFED AND FORMULA FED INFANTS BORN TO HIV+VE WOMEN IN GOMBE HOSPITAL, MPIGI DISTRICT
R. Serunkuuma, L. Isaac, G. Oling, R. Kulume
Kampala, TASO Mulago, Uganda
Objectives:
To determine the differences in;
(i) Growth between breast-fed and formula fed infants to HIV+ve women at Gombe Hospital.
(ii) Infection rates between these two groups; and
(iii) Transmission rates between these two groups.
Methods:
Prospective analytical observational study of all infants born to HIV+ve women looking at the antenatal clinic at Gombe Hospital.
Results:
Over 200 mother-infant pairs were enrolled into the study. The data of 150 infants over the age of 12 months were analysed. 60% of mothers chose to breast feed their infants exclusively. There were no differences between the weighs and positions on the centiles of the two groups. There was no increased incidence of infection in the formula fed group. Presently, 28.5% of the breast fed infants have been diagnosed as being HIV+ve (PCR or p24 Ag) and 18% of the formula fed group are HIV+ve.
Conclusions:
It appears that infants born to HIV+ve women who are not breast fed grow just as well as their breast fed counter parts and are not susceptible to any more intercurrent infections in an urbanising environment. There also appears to be a reduction in transmission in children who are not breast-fed.
The 2nd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment
Abstract no.
1038
Suggested Citation
" R. Serunkuuma, et al.
DIFFERENCES IN GROWTH AND ILLNESSES BETWEEN BREASTFED AND FORMULA FED INFANTS BORN TO HIV+VE WOMEN IN GOMBE HOSPITAL, MPIGI DISTRICT.
Poster:
The 2nd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment:
Abstract no.
1038"
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