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Gender differences in prevalence and correlates of high sexual self-efficacy among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa: implications for gender-sensitive research and programming

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Pages 435-443 | Received 28 Feb 2017, Accepted 10 Oct 2017, Published online: 23 Oct 2017

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