Acceptance of repeat population-based voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in rural Malawi
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Acceptance of repeat population-based voluntary counselling and testing for HIV in rural Malawi.
OBJECTIVE To examine the acceptance of repeat population-based voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV in rural Malawi. METHODS Behavioural and biomarker data were collected in 2004 and 2006 from approximately 3000 adult respondents. In 2004, oral swab specimens were collected and analysed using ELISA and confirmatory Western blot tests, while finger-prick rapid testing was done in 20...
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