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High prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C viral infections among people who inject drugs: a potential stumbling block in the control of HIV and viral hepatitis in Tanzania

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8294-8

Published Online: 2020-02-04

Published Print: 2020-12

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Kawambwa, Rahim H.

Majigo, Mtebe V. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3726-2816
Mohamed, Ahmed A.

Matee, Mecky I.
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Article History

Received: 25 February 2019

Accepted: 28 January 2020

First Online: 4 February 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Senate Research and Publication Committee, the Institutional Review Board of Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant before enrolment. Each participant was provided with a description of the aim of the study, potential benefits and risks, blood collection procedures and assurance of confidentiality. Participants who were found with any of screened pathogens were referred to the Muhimbili National hospital for further management. All clients’ information and test results were confidentially kept.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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