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AIDS Care
Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 14, 2002 - Issue 5
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HIV counselling and testing in rural Uganda: Communities' attitudes and perceptions towards an HIV counselling and testing programme

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Pages 699-706 | Published online: 27 May 2010

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Kelsey B. Loeliger, Linda M. Niccolai, Lillian N. Mtungwa, Anthony Moll & Sheela V. Shenoi. (2016) Antiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence in rural South Africa: community health workers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators. AIDS Care 28:8, pages 982-993.
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E. Mugisha, G. H. van Rensburg & E. Potgieter. (2011) Strategic Framework for Increasing Accessibility and Utilization of Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services in Uganda. AIDS Research and Treatment 2011, pages 1-9.
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Degu Jerene, Aschalew Endale & Bernt Lindtjørn. (2007) Acceptability of HIV counselling and testing among tuberculosis patients in south Ethiopia. BMC International Health and Human Rights 7:1.
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Charles AS Karamagi, James K Tumwine, Thorkild Tylleskar & Kristian Heggenhougen. (2006) Antenatal HIV testing in rural eastern Uganda in 2003: incomplete rollout of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme?. BMC International Health and Human Rights 6:1.
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Joseph deGraft-Johnson, Valerie Paz-Soldan, Antonio Kasote & Amy Tsui. (2005) HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Service Preferences in a Rural Malawi Population. AIDS and Behavior 9:4, pages 475-484.
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Joseph KB Matovu, Ronald H Gray, Fredrick Makumbi, Maria J Wawer, David Serwadda, Godfrey Kigozi, Nelson K Sewankambo & Fred Nalugoda. (2005) Voluntary HIV counseling and testing acceptance, sexual risk behavior and HIV incidence in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 19:5, pages 503-511.
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