Study designs fail to represent the intricate effects of HIV testing and counselling on condom use and HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa

作者: S. Helleringer , G. Reniers

DOI: 10.1093/IJE/DYQ075

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摘要: This letter to the editor comments on a longitudinal study with measurements of condom use and coital frequency before after HIV testing counseling (HTC). Although they state that is an improvement previous studies discuss two related flaws study. The first authors treat behavioral change as homogeneous process well described by statistical measures central tendency. Secondly assume changes in will translate into reduced transmission predictable linear manner.

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