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Does cosmopolitan culture weaken ethnic and regional diversity: contraceptive behaviours of women in Istanbul, Turkey

Sarah Huber-Kruma Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Julia Rohra Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-8764View further author information
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Sebahat Kurutasb Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Duygu Karadonb Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Simay Sevval Baykalb Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Bahar Ayca Okcuoglub Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Yilmaz Esmerb Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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David Canninga Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-1229View further author information
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Iqbal Shaha Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8850-4374View further author information
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Pages 479-485 | Received 08 Oct 2020, Accepted 01 Aug 2021, Published online: 23 Aug 2021

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