Conspiracy beliefs and knowledge about HIV origins among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa

Robert Hogg; Busisiwe Nkala; Janan Dietrich; Alexandra Collins; Kalysha Closson; Zishan Cui; Steve Kanters; Jason Chia; Bernard Barhafuma; Alexis Palmer; Angela Kaida; Glenda Gray; Cari Miller

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165087

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Conspiracy beliefs and knowledge about HIV origins among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa

Robert Hogg,

Affiliations Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3463-5488

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Busisiwe Nkala,

Affiliation Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
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Janan Dietrich,

Affiliations Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Alexandra Collins,

Affiliations Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Kalysha Closson,

Affiliations Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Zishan Cui,

Affiliation The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Steve Kanters,

Affiliation School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Jason Chia,

Affiliation The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Bernard Barhafuma,

Affiliation Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Alexis Palmer,

Affiliations Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Angela Kaida,

Affiliation Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Glenda Gray,

Affiliations Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, University of Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Cari Miller

* E-mail: cari_miller@sfu.ca

Affiliation Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Conspiracy beliefs and knowledge about HIV origins among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa

Robert Hogg,
Busisiwe Nkala,
Janan Dietrich,
Alexandra Collins,
Kalysha Closson,
Zishan Cui,
Steve Kanters,
Jason Chia,
Bernard Barhafuma,
Alexis Palmer

Published: February 2, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165087

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