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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 25, 2013 - Issue 12
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Burden of HIV among primary school children and feasibility of primary school-linked HIV testing in Harare, Zimbabwe: A mixed methods study

Tsitsi BandasonBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, ZimbabweCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lisa F. LanghaugCentre For Sexual Health and HIV Research, Research Department of Infection & Population Health, University College London, London, UK;Department of Community Medicine, Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project-University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Memory MakambaDepartment of Community Medicine, Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project-University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Sue LaverUnited Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Harare, Zimbabwe
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Karin HatzoldPopulation Services International (PSI), Harare, Zimbabwe
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Stephen MahereMinistry of Education, Art and Culture, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Shungu MunyatiBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Stanley MungofaHarare City Health, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Elizabeth L. CorbettBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe;Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK;Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Program, Blantyre, Malawi
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Rashida A. FerrandBiomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe;Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Pages 1520-1526 | Received 07 Sep 2012, Accepted 21 Feb 2013, Published online: 26 Mar 2013

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