Perceived risk versus objectively measured risk of HIV acquisition: a cross-sectional study among HIV-negative individuals in Serodiscordant partnerships with clients attending an Urban Clinic in Uganda
Abstract Background Acceptability of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) could be hampered by low self-perceived risk for HIV acquisition. Moreover, discordance between risk perception and actual risk of HIV acquisition is likely to occur. We assessed congruence between the level of self- perceived and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7929-0 |