Prevalence and Risk Factors for Self-reported Sexually Transmitted Infections among Adults in the Diepsloot Informal Settlement, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Tariro J Basera1,5, Simbarashe Takuva2,3, Keith Muloongo4, Ndumiso Tshuma4 and Peter S Nyasulu1,5* 1School of Health Sciences, Monash University, 144 Peter Road, Ruimsig, Johannesburg, South Africa 2Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 3Centre for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, NHLS, Johannesburg, South Africa 4Community AIDS Response, 26 Grant Avenue, Norwood, Johannesburg, South Africa 5Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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تاریخ انتشار 2016