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Challenges for Safe Replacement Feeding among HIV-Positive Mothers in Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A Qualitative Study of Mothers, Fathers, Health Care Providers, and Other Experts (2011)
In 2009 FANTA-2, in partnership with the Center for Global Health and Development at Boston University and the Institute of Social and Medical Studies in Vietnam, conducted a study of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices among HIV-positive women in two Vietnamese cities with high HIV prevalence, Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City. The study’s primary purpose was to determine whether HIV-positive women could safely follow the advice of health care providers to provide replacement feeding to their infants. The study report explores informants’ reported practices in light of the conditions for safe replacement feeding specified in the 2010 World Health Organization Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding. The report’s recommendations to the Government of Vietnam, which is currently revising its guidelines for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, include policy and capacity building actions to support the greatest likelihood of HIV-free survival of children. The report is accompanied by a research note that summarizes the study findings and recommendations.
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