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Women’s household decision-making autonomy and safer sex negotiation in Nigeria: An analysis of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

Yujiro SanoDepartment of Sociology, Western University, London, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alice P. SedziafaDepartment of Nursing, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Siera VercilloDepartment of Geography, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Roger AntabeDepartment of Geography, Western University, London, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-3201
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Isaac LuginaahDepartment of Geography, Western University, London, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7858-3048
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Pages 240-245 | Received 12 Oct 2016, Accepted 26 Jul 2017, Published online: 07 Aug 2017

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