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Rituals of care: Strategies adopted by HIV testers to avoid misdiagnosis in rapid HIV testing in Zimbabwe

Nadine Beckmanna School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Roehampton, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Morten Skovdalb Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2068-1814View further author information
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Rufurwokuda Maswerac Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, ZimbabweView further author information
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Constance Nyamukapac Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe;d Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UKView further author information
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Simon Gregsonc Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe;d Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-0714View further author information
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Pages 4169-4182 | Received 20 Sep 2021, Accepted 02 Aug 2022, Published online: 26 Oct 2022

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