Benefits and constraints of intimate partnerships for HIV positive sex workers in Kibera, Kenya.

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Published in Int J Equity Health on September 03, 2013

Authors

Cecilia Benoit1, Eric Roth, Helga Hallgrimsdottir, Mikael Jansson, Elizabeth Ngugi, Kimberly Sharpe

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Addictions Research of BC and Department of Sociology, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada. cbenoit@uvic.ca.

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