Leveraging peer-based support to facilitate HIV care in Kenya

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Rakhi Karwa and colleagues discuss a program in which peer navigators support care for people with HIV at a Kenyan hospital.

Vyšlo v časopise: Leveraging peer-based support to facilitate HIV care in Kenya. PLoS Med 14(7): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002355
Kategorie: Health in Action
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Rakhi Karwa and colleagues discuss a program in which peer navigators support care for people with HIV at a Kenyan hospital.

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