Has the HIV epidemic in rural Mwanza, Tanzania reached a plateau?
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Has the HIV epidemic in rural Mwanza, Tanzania reached a plateau?
Data from studies in Mwanza Region in Tanzania suggest stabilising HIV prevalence. The objective was to determine the factors that may have contributed to the relatively stable pattern of the HIV prevalence observed in the comparison communities of the Mwanza STD treatment trial in rural Mwanza Region, Tanzania between 1991 and 2001. Socio-demographic, sexual behaviour and HIV prevalence data i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tanzania Journal of Health Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0856-6496
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v10i3.14333