Impact of breastfeeding beyond 12 months on HIV transmission, mortality and morbidity among HIV-exposed uninfected infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Juliet Asio Nkugwa, Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi, Joseph Rujumba, Erick Jacob Okek, Phoebe Namukanja Mayambala Monalisa, Eleanor Namusoke Magongo, Seth Inzaule, Bernard Kikaire

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112447
Published: 2026-11
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112447,
  title = {Impact of breastfeeding beyond 12 months on HIV transmission, mortality and morbidity among HIV-exposed uninfected infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Juliet Asio Nkugwa and Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi and Joseph Rujumba and Erick Jacob Okek and Phoebe Namukanja Mayambala Monalisa and Eleanor Namusoke Magongo and Seth Inzaule and Bernard Kikaire},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112447},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112447}
}

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TI  - Impact of breastfeeding beyond 12 months on HIV transmission, mortality and morbidity among HIV-exposed uninfected infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU  - Juliet Asio Nkugwa
AU  - Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi
AU  - Joseph Rujumba
AU  - Erick Jacob Okek
AU  - Phoebe Namukanja Mayambala Monalisa
AU  - Eleanor Namusoke Magongo
AU  - Seth Inzaule
AU  - Bernard Kikaire
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112447
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Nkugwa, J. A., Nabukeera-Barungi, N., Rujumba, J., Okek, E. J., Monalisa, P. N. M., Magongo, E. N., Inzaule, S., & Kikaire, B. (2026). Impact of breastfeeding beyond 12 months on HIV transmission, mortality and morbidity among HIV-exposed uninfected infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112447

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