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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 30, 2018 - Issue 1
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“I did not see a need to get tested before, everything was going well with my health”: a qualitative study of HIV-testing decision-making in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Shema TariqHIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NYS Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Susie HoffmanHIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NYS Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Gita RamjeeSouth African Medical Research Council, HIV Prevention Research Unit, Durban, South Africa;Department of Global Health, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USAView further author information
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Joanne E. MantellHIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NYS Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Jessica L. PhillipSouth African Medical Research Council, HIV Prevention Research Unit, Durban, South AfricaView further author information
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Kelly BlanchardIbis Reproductive Health, Cambridge, MA, USA;Ibis Reproductive Health, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Naomi Lince-DerocheIbis Reproductive Health, Cambridge, MA, USA;Ibis Reproductive Health, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Theresa M. ExnerHIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NYS Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Pages 32-39 | Received 09 Jan 2017, Accepted 26 Jun 2017, Published online: 11 Jul 2017

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