Socio-demographic factors affecting HIV/AIDS in Kasungu District Malawi: A descriptive cross section study

Jamie Yoon; Kunmin Kim; Subin Lim; David S. Chung; Sarah Lee; Rebecca Chung; Seohyeon Park; James Kachingwe; George Talama

doi:10.5897/JAHR2017.0450

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AIDS and HIV Research

Abbreviation: J. AIDS HIV Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2359
DOI: 10.5897/JAHR
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 299

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Socio-demographic factors affecting HIV/AIDS in Kasungu District Malawi: A descriptive cross section study

Jamie Yoon

Jamie Yoon
Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Kunmin Kim

Kunmin Kim
Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Subin Lim

Subin Lim
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA.
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David S. Chung

David S. Chung
Division of Biology & Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912 USA.
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Sarah Lee

Sarah Lee
College of Arts and Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
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Rebecca Chung

Rebecca Chung
Centreville High School, Clifton, VA 20124, USA.
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Seohyeon Park

Seohyeon Park
Portland Christian School, Portland, OR 97230, USA
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James Kachingwe

James Kachingwe
Kasungu District Hospital, Kasungu, Malawi.
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George Talama

George Talama
Kasungu District Hospital, Kasungu, Malawi.
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Article Number - 71288B055945
Vol.10(2), pp. 7-12 , February 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/JAHR2017.0450

Received: 19 September 2017
Accepted: 30 November 2017
Published: 28 February 2018

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