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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of sexual violence among people with disabilities in Burkina Faso

Harouna Fombaa Institut Africain de Santé Publique (IASP), Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Henri Gautier Ouedraogoa Institut Africain de Santé Publique (IASP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;b Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Kadari Cisséa Institut Africain de Santé Publique (IASP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;b Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Seni Kouandaa Institut Africain de Santé Publique (IASP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;b Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 11-17 | Received 21 May 2021, Accepted 28 Feb 2022, Published online: 19 Jul 2022

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