High HIV and syphilis prevalence among female sex workers in Juba, South Sudan

Avi J. Hakim; Alex Bolo; Margaret Werner; Victoria Achut; Joel Katoro; Golda Caesar; Richard Lako; Acaga Ismail Taban; Jennifer Wesson; Alfred G. Okiria

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0239543

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High HIV and syphilis prevalence among female sex workers in Juba, South Sudan

Avi J. Hakim ,

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

* E-mail: hxv8@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

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

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Alex Bolo,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Margaret Werner,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Victoria Achut,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation South Sudan Ministry of Health, Juba, South Sudan
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Joel Katoro,

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

Affiliation Division of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Golda Caesar,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation South Sudan Ministry of Health, Juba, South Sudan
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Richard Lako,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation South Sudan Ministry of Health, Juba, South Sudan
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Acaga Ismail Taban,

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

Affiliation IntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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Jennifer Wesson,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation IntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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Alfred G. Okiria

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

Affiliation IntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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High HIV and syphilis prevalence among female sex workers in Juba, South Sudan

Avi J. Hakim,
Alex Bolo,
Margaret Werner,
Victoria Achut,
Joel Katoro,
Golda Caesar,
Richard Lako,
Acaga Ismail Taban,
Jennifer Wesson,
Alfred G. Okiria

Published: September 28, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239543

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