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Table 2 Discourses on prolonged sexual abstinence after childbirth

From: Prolonged sexual abstinence after childbirth: gendered norms and perceived family health risks. Focus group discussions in a Tanzanian suburb

1

Sexual abstinence to avoid ‘kubemenda’

2

Control of sexual desire and the subjective positioning of men and women

3

Traditional discourse being challenged by modernity