Research article

A qualitative investigation into knowledge, beliefs, and practices surrounding mastitis in sub-Saharan Africa: what implications for vertical transmission of HIV?

Manuela De Allegri¹^*^†, Malabika Sarker¹^†, Jennifer Hofmann², Mamadou Sanon³ and Thomas Böhler⁴

* Corresponding author: Manuela De Allegri manuela.de.allegri@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
† Equal contributors

¹ Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany

² Institute of Ethnology, University of Heidelberg, Germany

³ Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna, Nouna, Burkina Faso

⁴ Department of Virology, University of Heidelberg, Germany

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BMC Public Health 2007, 7:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-22

Published: 23 February 2007

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