An urgent need for HIV testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Bamako, Mali: Low awareness of HIV infection and viral suppression among those living with HIV

• Avi J. Hakim ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: hxv8@cdc.gov

  Affiliation Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6754-6241

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• Kelsey Coy,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Padmaja Patnaik,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation ICAP at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Nouhoum Telly,

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Center of Excellence in Research (ICER-Mali), Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0976-152X

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• Tako Ballo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Cellule Sectorielle de Lutte contre le Sida, Ministère de la Santé, Bamako, Mali

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• Bouyagui Traore,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Seydou Doumbia,

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Center of Excellence in Research (ICER-Mali), Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

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• Maria Lahuerta

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations ICAP at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

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