Who decides? Women’s status and negotiation of sex in Uganda

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-322

  Wolff, Brent ^a   Blanc, Ann K ^b,c   Gage, Anastasia J ^d,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Macro International   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health Institute ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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EID: 0010554804     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136910500422278     Document Type: Article

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