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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 23, 2011 - Issue 12
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Acceptability of male circumcision for prevention of HIV infection among men and women in Uganda

Lisa M. Albert Behavioral and Social Science Research, Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, USA; Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Angela Akol Family Health International, Kampala, Uganda
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Kelly L'Engle Behavioral and Social Science Research, Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, USA
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Elizabeth E. Tolley Behavioral and Social Science Research, Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, USA
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Catalina B. Ramirez Behavioral and Social Science Research, Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, USA; Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
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Alex Opio Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Nazarius M. Tumwesigye School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Sarah Thomsen Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden
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Stella Neema Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Sebastian O. Baine School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Pages 1578-1585 | Received 23 Jun 2010, Accepted 06 Apr 2011, Published online: 07 Jul 2011

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