RETRACTED: Information Use and Knowledge of HIV/Hepatitis B Co-Infection in Lagos, Nigeria

Evaristus Adesina, Olusola Oyero, Nelson Okorie, Lanre Amodu, Oladokun Omojola, Babatunde Adeyeye

Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.

DOI: 10.4236/health.2019.116056                

Abstract

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Keywords

Hepatitis B, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Information Use, Knowledge, Nigeria

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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