Factors influencing infant feeding choices among mothers living with HIV in Francistown, Botswana

Abstract

In Botswana the National Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV programme and the National HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines are not fully aligned with current World Health Organization recommendations for best infant feeding practices in the context of HIV. The government of Botswana endorses both exclusive breastfeeding and exclusive formula feeding. This study explored factors influencing infant feeding choices among mothers living with HIV in Francistown, Botswana.