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Effect of maternal HIV status on breast milk intake and growth of HIV-uninfected Kenyan infants at 6 weeks post-partum and 6 months of age

Not Applicable
Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Registration Number
PACTR201807163544658
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Nairobi Insitute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Mother-infants dyads of 6 weeks old HIV-uninfected infants were eligible for this study. The following infants were excluded: infants having <2500g birth weight, preterm infants, infants not able to breastfeed, infants or mothers showing signs of chronic illnesses (as was determined by the project nurse).

Exclusion Criteria

To minimise loss to follow-up, those intending to move away from Siaya District 7-10 months from the date of recruitment into the study were also excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
infant breast milk intake
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Infant growth;body composition
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