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Africa gives ‘ABC’ mixed grades. AIDS abstinence plan raises awareness but has small effect on behavior.

by David Brown

TORONTO, Aug. 14 — “ABC,” the AIDS-prevention strategy widely promulgated both here and abroad, got a distinctly mixed report card as African countries reported their experiences to delegates at the 16th International AIDS Conference here.

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