Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey.

Lyons CE, Twahirwa Rwema JO, Makofane K, Diouf D, Mfochive Njindam I, Ba I, Kouame A, Tamoufe U, Cham B, Aliu Djaló M, Obodou EP, Karita E, Simplice A, Nowak RG, Crowell TA, Matse S, Kouanda S, Enama JP, Kavanagh M, Millett GA, Beyrer C, Murray S, Baral S

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DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(22)00336-8
Published: 2023 Mar
Container: The lancet. HIV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s2352-3018-22-00336-8,
  title = {Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey.},
  author = {Lyons CE and Twahirwa Rwema JO and Makofane K and Diouf D and Mfochive Njindam I and Ba I and Kouame A and Tamoufe U and Cham B and Aliu Djaló M and Obodou EP and Karita E and Simplice A and Nowak RG and Crowell TA and Matse S and Kouanda S and Enama JP and Kavanagh M and Millett GA and Beyrer C and Murray S and Baral S},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {The lancet. HIV},
  doi = {10.1016/s2352-3018(22)00336-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(22)00336-8}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey.
AU  - Lyons CE
AU  - Twahirwa Rwema JO
AU  - Makofane K
AU  - Diouf D
AU  - Mfochive Njindam I
AU  - Ba I
AU  - Kouame A
AU  - Tamoufe U
AU  - Cham B
AU  - Aliu Djaló M
AU  - Obodou EP
AU  - Karita E
AU  - Simplice A
AU  - Nowak RG
AU  - Crowell TA
AU  - Matse S
AU  - Kouanda S
AU  - Enama JP
AU  - Kavanagh M
AU  - Millett GA
AU  - Beyrer C
AU  - Murray S
AU  - Baral S
PY  - 2023
JO  - The lancet. HIV
DO  - 10.1016/s2352-3018(22)00336-8
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CE, L., JO, T. R., K, M., D, D., I, M. N., I, B., A, K., U, T., B, C., M, A. D., EP, O., E, K., A, S., RG, N., TA, C., S, M., S, K., JP, E., M, K., GA, M., C, B., S, M., & S, B. (2023). Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey.. The lancet. HIV. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(22)00336-8

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