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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Early sexual debut and associated factors among adolescents in Kasawo Sub-county, Mukono district, Uganda

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Article: 2183561 | Received 15 Aug 2021, Accepted 18 Feb 2023, Published online: 07 Mar 2023

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