Promotion of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing: a comparison of influence networks in Rwanda and Zambia
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Promotion of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing: a comparison of influence networks in Rwanda and Zambia
BACKGROUND Many African adults do not know that partners in steady or cohabiting relationships can have different HIV test results. Despite WHO recommendations for couples' voluntary counseling and testing (CVCT), fewer than 10 % of couples have been jointly tested and counseled. We examine the roles and interactions of influential network leaders (INLs) and influential network agents (INAs) in...
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Promotion of couples’ voluntary HIV counselling and testing in Lusaka, Zambia by influence network leaders and agents
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3424-z