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Poor mental health and sexual risk behaviours in Uganda: A cross-sectional population-based study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Poor mental health predicts sexual risk behaviours in high-income countries, but little is known about this association in low-income settings in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV is prevalent. This study investigated whether depression,...

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Main Authors:	Allebeck Peter (Author), Thorson Anna (Author), Ashaba Schola (Author), Rukundo Godfrey (Author), Lundberg Patric (Author), Östergren Per-Olof (Author), Cantor-Graae Elizabeth (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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