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Her, his, and their fertility desires and contraceptive behaviours: A focus on young couples in six countries

Ilene S. Speizera Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;b Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lisa M. Calhounb Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3499-9372View further author information
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Pages 1282-1298 | Received 03 Nov 2020, Accepted 19 Apr 2021, Published online: 03 May 2021

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