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Socioecological Factors Related to Hazardous Alcohol use among Female Sex Workers in Lilongwe, Malawi: A Mixed Methods Study

Kathryn E. LancasterDivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina,USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah A. MacLeanUNC Project Malawi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tidziwe Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Thandie LunguDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Pearson MmodziUNC Project Malawi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tidziwe Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Mina C. HosseinipourDivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina,USA;UNC Project Malawi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tidziwe Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Rebecca B. HershowDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Kimberly A. PowersDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,USA
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Brian W. PenceDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,USA
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Irving F. HoffmanDivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina,USA
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William C. MillerDivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina,USA;Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio,USA
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Vivian F. GoDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Pages 782-791 | Published online: 11 Oct 2017

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