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Review
. 2002 Jan 26;324(7331):226-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7331.226.

First trial of the HIV-1 vaccine in Africa: Ugandan experience

Roy D Mugerwa  1 , Pontiano Kaleebu, Peter Mugyenyi, Edward Katongole-Mbidde, David L Hom, Rose Byaruhanga, Robert A Salata, Jerrold J Ellner; HIV-1 Vaccine Trial Group
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First trial of the HIV-1 vaccine in Africa: Ugandan experience

Roy D Mugerwa et al. BMJ. .
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Election posters for President Museveni of Uganda, who was accused of sanctioning the use of a trial HIV vaccine on Ugandans in exchange for money to finance war in the Congo
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Estimated number of people living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda at the end of 1999. Data from UNAIDS/WHO epidemiological fact sheet on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. Uganda. 2000 update
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Proportion of people reporting use of condom during most recent “intercourse of risk” (left) and proportion of sexually active people having at least one sexual partner other than their regular partner in the past 12 months (right) in rural and urban areas of Uganda in 1995. Data from UNAIDS/WHO epidemiological fact sheet on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. Uganda. 2000 update
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