A qualitative study of perceived risk for HIV transmission among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Published in BMC Public Health on August 29, 2013

Authors

Edith A M Tarimo1, Thecla W Kohi, Muhammad Bakari, Asli Kulane

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Nursing Management, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. etarimo54@yahoo.co.uk.

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