Assessing the reporting of adherence and sexual activity in a simulated microbicide trial in South Africa: an interview mode experiment using a placebo gel.

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Published in AIDS Behav on February 01, 2011

Authors

Barbara S Mensch1, Paul C Hewett, Sharon Abbott, Johanna Rankin, Sarah Littlefield, Khatija Ahmed, Nazira Cassim, Smruti Patel, Gita Ramjee, Thesla Palanee, Stan Mierzwa, Stephanie Skoler-Karpoff

Author Affiliations

1: Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA. bmensch@popcouncil.org

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