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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Exploring the linkage between exposure to mass media and HIV testing among married women and men in Ghana

Yujiro SanoDepartment of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Room 5306, Social Science Centre, London, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alice P. SedziafaDepartment of Gender Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Science Building 4082, St. John's, NL, Canada
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Jonathan A. AmoyawDepartment of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Room 5306, Social Science Centre, London, ON, Canada
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Godfred O. BoatengDepartment of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Room 5306, Social Science Centre, London, ON, Canada
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Vincent Z. KuuireDepartment of Geography, University of Western Ontario, Room 1424, Social Science Centre, London, ON, Canada
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Sheila BoamahArthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Health Sciences Addition, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Eugena KwonDepartment of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Room 5306, Social Science Centre, London, ON, Canada
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Pages 684-688 | Received 13 Jun 2015, Accepted 09 Dec 2015, Published online: 11 Jan 2016

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