Pasa la Voz (Spread the Word): Using Women's Social Networks for HIV Education and Testing
Pasa la Voz (spread the word) is a methodology used to prevent HIV using respondent-driven sampling to reach hard to access women.
Pasa la Voz (spread the word) is a methodology used to prevent HIV using respondent-driven sampling to reach hard to access women.
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