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Original Research

Does Antiretroviral Therapy Packaging Matter? Perceptions and Preferences of Antiretroviral Therapy Packaging for People Living with HIV in Northern Tanzania

Charles Muiruri1 Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;2 Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;3 Department of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, TanzaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shelley A Jazowski1 Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;4 Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USAView further author information
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Seleman K Semvua3 Department of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, TanzaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-9192View further author information
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Francis P Karia3 Department of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, TanzaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0943-7666View further author information
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Brandon A Knettel2 Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2986-1579View further author information
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Leah L Zullig1 Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;5 Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Habib O Ramadhani3 Department of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania;6 Division of Epidemiology & Prevention, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0738-7362View further author information
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Blandina T Mmbaga2 Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;3 Department of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, TanzaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-1916View further author information
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John A Bartlett2 Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;3 Department of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, TanzaniaView further author information
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Hayden B Bosworth1 Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;5 Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;7 Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;8 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;9 Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6188-9825View further author information
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Pages 153-161 | Published online: 23 Jan 2020

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