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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Community-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery for female sex workers in Tanzania: intervention model and baseline findings

Lung VuHIV and AIDS Program, Population Council, Washington, DC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Waimar TunHIV and AIDS Program, Population Council, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Louis ApicellaHIV and AIDS Program, Population Council, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaView further author information
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Caterina CasaliniJhpiego, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaView further author information
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Neema MakyaoNational AIDS Control Program (NACP), Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, TanzaniaView further author information
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Samantha TsangJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Denna MichaelNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, TanzaniaView further author information
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Todd KoppenhaverUnited Agency for International Development (USAID), Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaView further author information
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Erick MlangaUnited Agency for International Development (USAID), Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaView further author information
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Pages 729-734 | Received 08 Nov 2018, Accepted 27 Jun 2019, Published online: 12 Jul 2019

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Table 1. Characteristics of the study population in the intervention and comparison regions (N = 617).

Table 2. HIV vulnerability and related characteristics of participants in the intervention and comparison regions (N = 617).

Figure 1. Self-stigma (N = 97; those who have known their HIV-positive status for at least a month).

Figure 1. Self-stigma (N = 97; those who have known their HIV-positive status for at least a month).

Table 3. HIV testing, STI testing uptake, and enrollment in HIV care and treatment among participants in the intervention and comparison regions.

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