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Nutrition and HIV/AIDS: A Training Manual - Linkages Project

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Risk Factors in PregnancyEvidence for Risk FactorsStrong• High viral load• Viral characteristics• Advanced disease• Immune deficiencySource: WHO 1998Limited• Vitamin A deficiency•Anemia• Placental malariaparasitemia• Ascending infections• Chorioamnionitis• Other conditionsaffecting placentalintegrityRisk Factors in Labor <strong>and</strong> DeliveryEvidence for Risk FactorsStrong• High viral load• Viral characteristics• Advanced disease• Immune deficiency• Exposure to maternal fluids• Vaginal delivery (versus C-section)• Prolonged membranerupture (>4 hrs)Limited• Vitamin A deficiency• Untreated sexuallytransmitted infections• Chorioamnionitis•Invasive orinstrumental deliveryprocedures• Episiotomy Source: WHO 1998Risk Factors in BreastfeedingEvidence for Risk FactorsPhoto: Mary KroegerStrong• High viral load• Viral characteristics• Advanced disease• Immune deficiency• Breastfeeding duration• Breast infection(mastitis, abscess,bleeding nipples)•New <strong>HIV</strong> infectionLimited• Age (< 6 mo)• Non-exclusivebreastfeeding• Elevated breastmilksodium• Lesions in infantmouth <strong>and</strong> intestine• Vitamin A deficiencySource: WHO 1998

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