Engagement with HIV prevention treatment and care among female sex workers in Zimbabwe: a respondent driven sampling survey.

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Published in PLoS One on October 15, 2013

Authors

Frances M Cowan1, Sibongile Mtetwa, Calum Davey, Elizabeth Fearon, Jeffrey Dirawo, Ramona Wong-Gruenwald, Theresa Ndikudze, Samson Chidiya, Clemens Benedikt, Joanna Busza, James R Hargreaves

Author Affiliations

1: Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom ; Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project Trust, Harare, Zimbabwe ; Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research (CeSHHAR) Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.

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