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Cellphones and romantic relationships of young women in urban informal settlements in South Africa

Andrew Gibbsa Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;b Centre for Rural Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Samantha Willana Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-887XView further author information
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Rachel Jewkesa Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;c Office of the Executive Scientist, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;d School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-6267View further author information
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Pages 1380-1394 | Received 19 Jan 2021, Accepted 06 Jul 2021, Published online: 08 Aug 2021

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