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. 2019 Apr 1:365:l1333.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1333.

Sexual and reproductive self care among women and girls: insights from ethnographic studies

Anita Hardon  1   2 , Christopher Pell  3   2 , Efenita Taqueban  4 , Manjulaa Narasimhan  5
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Sexual and reproductive self care among women and girls: insights from ethnographic studies

Anita Hardon et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Ethnographic studies examining how women manage their sexual and reproductive health can inform strategies to address unmet needs, say Anita Hardon and colleagues

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Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare.

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Three sectors of healthcare adapted from Kleinman’s model
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