Assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene practice and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS home based care services in Gondar city, Ethiopia
Open Access
- 7 December 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 12 (1) , 1057
Abstract
People living with HIV/AIDS have substantially greater need for water, sanitation, and hygiene. Encouraging hygiene education for People Living with HIV/AIDS in home based care services and additional support for the provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene services is recommended.Keywords
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