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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Stigma, discrimination, violence, and HIV testing among men who have sex with men in four major cities in Ghana

Akua O. Gyameraha Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kelly D. Taylora Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
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Kyeremeh Atuaheneb Ghana AIDS Commission, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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John K. Anarfic Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Michelle Fletcherd Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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Henry F. Raymonda Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA;e School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USAView further author information
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Willi McFarlandf San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
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F. Nii-Amoo Dodooc Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana;g The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USAView further author information
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Pages 1036-1044 | Received 30 Aug 2019, Accepted 13 Apr 2020, Published online: 04 May 2020

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