Antiretroviral Therapy Helps HIV-Positive Women Navigate Social Expectations for and Clinical Recommendations against Childbearing in Uganda.

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Published in AIDS Res Treat on September 18, 2014

Authors

Jasmine Kastner1, Lynn T Matthews2, Ninsiima Flavia3, Francis Bajunirwe3, Susan Erikson4, Nicole S Berry4, Angela Kaida4

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Blusson Hall Room 10522, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6 ; Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
2: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Center for Global Health, Boston, MA 02114, USA ; Division of Infectious Disease, MGH, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
3: Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
4: Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Blusson Hall Room 10522, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6.

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