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Published Nov 20 2009 by IRIN Plusnews Service

UGANDA: HIV-positive women need family planning services, study shows

NAIROBI, 20 November 2009 (PLUSNEWS) - HIV-positive women in western Uganda want fewer children than women not living with the virus, but often do not have access to family planning services, a new study reveals.

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