Table 1. Access to individual and cumulative resources necessary for safe replacement feeding versus antenatal feeding intention.
| Maternal HIV status | Antenatal feeding intention | N | Resources available |
Cumulative number of resources availablea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe water |
Fridge |
Electricity, gas or paraffin |
Mother is main source of income |
None |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
| HIV positive (n = 1253) | Exclusive breastfeeding | 911 | 621b (68%) | 390 (42.8%) | 646 (70.9%) | 83a (9.1%) | 109 (12%) | 199 (22%) | 277 (30%) | 307 (34%) | 19c (2%) | |
| Replacement feeding | 113 | 92 (81%) | 59 (52.2%) | 90 (79.6%) | 23 (20.3%) | 3 (2%) | 18 (16%) | 39 (35%) | 44 (39%) | 9 (8%) | ||
| Mixed feed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 228 | 149 (65%) | 105 (46%) | 158 (69%) | 34 (15%) | 26 (11%) | 49 (21%) | 71 (31%) | 71 (31%) | 11 (4%) | ||
| HIV negatived (n = 1238) | Exclusive breastfeeding | 1021 | 719 (70.4%) | 573 (56%) | 669 (65.5%) | 55 (5.3%) | 130 (12%) | 232 (23%) | 338 (33%) | 303 (30%) | 18 (2%) | |
| Replacement feeding | 21 | 15 (71.4%) | 13 (61.9%) | 14 (66.6%) | 3 (14.2%) | 1 (5%) | 6 (28%) | 9 (43%) | 4 (19%) | 1 (5%) | ||
| Mixed feed | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 193 | 120 (62%) | 99 (51%) | 129 (67%) | 16 (8%) | 18 (9%) | 53 (27%) | 62 (32%) | 58 (30%) | 2 (1%) | ||
a Any combination of safe water, access to fridge/freezer, fuel other than wood and mother has regular income. b P-value < 0.01 when comparing antenatal feeding intentions of exclusively breastfeeding, replacement feeding and undecided for resources available among HIV-positive women. c P-value < 0.01 when comparing antenatal feeding intentions of exclusively breastfeeding, replacement feeding and undecided for cumulative resources available among HIV-positive women. d All P-values > 0.5 when comparing antenatal feeding intentions of exclusive breastfeeding, replacement feeding and undecided for each individual resource and cumulative resources available among HIV-negative women.