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Culture, Health & Sexuality
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Volume 24, 2022 - Issue 6
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Conflicted masculinities: understanding dilemmas and (re)configurations of masculinity among men in long-term relationships with female sex workers, in Kampala, Uganda

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Pages 856-869 | Received 21 Nov 2020, Accepted 14 Feb 2021, Published online: 06 Apr 2021

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