Water handling and low cost treatment practice of peoples living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2016

Gebrekiros Gebremichael; Desta Haftu; Desalegn Ajema; Genet Gedamu

doi:10.5897/JAHR2017.0432

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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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Water handling and low cost treatment practice of peoples living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2016

Gebrekiros Gebremichael

Gebrekiros Gebremichael
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arbaminch University, Ethiopia.
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Desta Haftu

Desta Haftu
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arbaminch University, Ethiopia.
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Desalegn Ajema

Desalegn Ajema
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arbaminch University, Ethiopia.
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Genet Gedamu

Genet Gedamu
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arbaminch University, Ethiopia.
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Article Number - D69E6EA65564
Vol.9(8), pp. 171-178 , August 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/JAHR2017.0432

Received: 17 May 2017
Accepted: 09 June 2017
Published: 31 August 2017

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