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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Low rates of child testing for HIV persist in a high-risk area of East Africa

Karen O'Donnella Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;b Center for Child & Family Health, Duke University, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jia Yaoa Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Jan Ostermanna Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Nathan Thielmana Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;c Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Elisabeth Reddya Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;c Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Rachel Whettena Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Venance Marod Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), Moshi, Tanzania
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Dafrosa Itembae Tanzania Women's Research Foundation (TAWREF), Moshi, Tanzania
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Brian Pencea Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Dorothy Dowf Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;d Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), Moshi, Tanzania
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Kathryn Whettena Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;g Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Pages 326-331 | Received 07 Jan 2013, Accepted 20 Jun 2013, Published online: 22 Jul 2013

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