Effectiveness of a community-based positive prevention intervention for people living with HIV who are not receiving antiretroviral treatment: A prospective cohort study

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-67

  Sarna, Avina ^a   Luchters, Stanley ^b,c,d,e   Musenge, Eustasius ^c   Okal, Jerry ^f   Chersich, Matthew ^b,c   Tun, Waimar ^g   Mall, Sabine ^h   Kingola, Nzioki ^h   Kalibala, Sam ^g  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^g POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^h International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya   (Kenya)

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EID: 84926388501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-12-00023     Document Type: Article

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