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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 25, 2013 - Issue sup1: Effects of Investing in Communities on HIV/AIDS Outcomes
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The effects of home-based HIV counseling and testing on HIV/AIDS stigma among individuals and community leaders in western Kenya: Evidence from a cluster-randomized trial

Corinne LowDepartment of Economics, Columbia University, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Cristian Pop-ElechesSchool of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, NY, USA
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Winnie RonoCollege of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
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Evan PlousDepartment of Economics, Columbia University, NY, USA
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Angeli KirkDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Samson NdegeCollege of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
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Markus GoldsteinThe World Bank, Washington, DC, USA
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Harsha ThirumurthyDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Pages S97-S107 | Received 29 May 2012, Accepted 07 Nov 2012, Published online: 09 Jun 2013

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