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Original Article

‘If I had not taken it [HIVST kit] home, my husband would not have come to the facility to test for HIV’: HIV self-testing perceptions, delivery strategies, and post-test experiences among pregnant women and their male partners in Central Uganda

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Article: 1503784 | Received 15 Dec 2017, Accepted 04 Jul 2018, Published online: 09 Aug 2018

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