Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and covariates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviours among circumcised and uncircumcised men in Botswana: A national cross sectional study

Mpho Keetile
  • Mpho Keetile
  • Department of Population Studies, University of Botswana, Botswana.
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Hadgu Bariagaber
  • Hadgu Bariagaber
  • Department of Population Studies, University of Botswana, Botswana.
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  •  Received: 14 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 31 July 2017
  •  Published: 31 October 2017

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