Summary: This study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in November 2009, investigated the efficacy of multivitamin supplements at single...
Summary: This article from the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, published in October 2010, reviews the effect of breastfeeding on malaria...
Summary: This policy brief discusses the benefits of breastfeeding in light of the risk of perinatal HIV transmission. Challenging Assumptions: Breastfeeding...
Côte d’Ivoire infant and young child nutrition counseling materialsSummary: These materials (available in English and French) include a counseling flip chart and take-home brochures for mothers on exclusive breastfeeding,...
Côte d’Ivoire: Integrating nutrition into HIV programs to prevent malnutrition and improve child survivalSummary: This country brief offers a summary of IYCN’s efforts to improve infant feeding counseling in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV...
Summary: The national prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV policy for Côte d’Ivoire was produced by the Ministry of State and the Ministry of...
Counseling card: Risks of Infant Feeding Options for HIV-positive MothersSummary: The IYCN Project created this counseling card for use by health workers to help HIV-positive mothers visualize the relative risk of breastfeeding,...
Summary: These counseling cards are for use by health professionals at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV sites in counseling HIV-positive...
Country-specific approaches for infant feeding and HIV activitiesSummary: This fact sheet summarizes IYCN’s approach to designing and implementing infant feeding and HIV activities. Country-specific approaches for infant...
Summary: This study, published in PLoS ONE in June 2009, compares HIV-positive mothers who stopped breastfeeding at four months with those who breastfed for...