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Leyna, Germana Henry
Makyao, Neema
Mwijage, Alexander
Ramadhan, Angela
Likindikoki, Samuel
Mizinduko, Mucho
Leshabari, Melkizedeck Thomas
Moen, Kåre
Mmbaga, Elia John https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-0225
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Article History
Received: 30 May 2019
Accepted: 3 December 2019
First Online: 11 December 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Research and Publication Committee of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, and permission to conduct the study was thereafter obtained from the municipal authorities. Written informed consent was obtained from participants before the interview commenced or blood sample collection. Participants also received health education about safe injecting and sexual behaviors at the end of interview and blood collection. All participants who tested positive for HIV and HCV were contacted and referred to the University teaching hospital (Muhimbili National Hospital) for further care and treatment.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
