‘If nurses were in our shoes would they breastfeed their own babies?’ A qualitative inquiry on challenges faced by breastfeeding mothers on the PMTCT programme in a rural community in Zimbabwe

Table 2 Themes and the sub-themes resulting from the data analysis

Superordinate theme	Subordinate themes
Stigma and Discrimination	Internal/anticipated self-stigma Institutional stigma (poor professional behavior) External/Community stigma
Fear of HIV transmission to baby	Mistrust of mother’s milk, distrust of nurse advise, community advice
Family and Power Dynamics	Disclosure and influence of significant others Fear of divorce
Uncertainty about drug side effects	Fear of prolonged use of drugs Fear of unsustainability of ART

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