Prevalence and predictors of HIV sero-discordance among cohabiting couples tested in northern Tanzania.

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Published in Pan Afr Med J on November 23, 2015

Authors

David Paul Ngilangwa1, Rhoune Ochako2, Beati Alphonce Mboya3, Rita Honoratha Noronha3, George Suleman Mgomella4

Author Affiliations

1: Amref Health Africa, P.O Box 2773 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Kilimanjaro Reproductive Health Program, Moshi, Tanzania.
2: Population Services International, Nairobi, Kenya.
3: Amref Health Africa, P.O Box 2773 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
4: Kilimanjaro Reproductive Health Program, Moshi, Tanzania; Department of Medicine, Strangeways Research Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Worts' Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK.

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