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Negative rumours about a vaginal ring for HIV-1 prevention in sub-Saharan Africa

Miria ChitukutaUniversity of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences-Clinical Trials Unit (UZCHS-CTRC), Harare, Zimbabwe; Correspondence[email protected]
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Zoe DubyDivision of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7615-8152View further author information
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Ariana KatzWomen’s Global Health Imperative (WGHI) RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5742-4953View further author information
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Teopista NakyanziMakerere University – Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Krishnaveni ReddyWits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI), Johannesburg, South Africa; View further author information
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Thesla Palanee-PhillipsWits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI), Johannesburg, South Africa; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0052-5830View further author information
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Tchangani TemboUniversity of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, MalawiView further author information
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Juliane EtimaMakerere University – Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Petina MusaraUniversity of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences-Clinical Trials Unit (UZCHS-CTRC), Harare, Zimbabwe; View further author information
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Nyaradzo M. MgodiUniversity of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences-Clinical Trials Unit (UZCHS-CTRC), Harare, Zimbabwe; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-5259View further author information
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Ariane van der StratenWomen’s Global Health Imperative (WGHI) RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8536-648XView further author information
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Pages 1209-1224 | Received 24 Jan 2018, Accepted 24 Nov 2018, Published online: 18 Jan 2019

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