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The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria

Sibonginkosi MpofuDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Clifford OdimegwuDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Nicole De WetDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Sunday AdediniDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, NigeriaView further author information
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Joshua AkinyemiDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 757-774 | Received 30 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Jun 2016, Published online: 03 Aug 2016

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