Breastfeeding and maternal HIV-1 disease progression and mortality
Sedgh G, Spiegelman D, Larsen U, Msamanga G, Fawzi WW. Breastfeeding and maternal HIV-1 disease progression and mortality. AIDS 2004, 18: 1043-1049. PMID: 15096808, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200404300-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 disease progressionCD4 cell countDisease progressionCell countHigher CD4 cell countsLow CD4 cell countsCox proportional hazards modelHealth of HIVCohort study designExcessive weight lossProportional hazards modelPartial breastfeedingRelative riskHazards modelInsufficient evidenceBreastfeedingMultivariate analysisStudy designWeight lossWomenProgressionDar es SalaamHIVDeathAssociation