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"It's me who supports. How are you going to refuse to have a child?”: the social norms and gender dynamics of men’s engagement in family planning practices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02029-7

Published Online: 2025-06-27

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Authors

Ekambi, Salomine

Sugg, Kathryn

Mpata, Florence

Aliango, Dédé Marachto

Winch, Peter J.
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

United States Agency for International Development
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Article History

Received: 28 June 2024

Accepted: 8 May 2025

First Online: 27 June 2025

Declarations

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: All data collectors underwent human subjects research training, and all participants gave informed consent to participate in data collection. The study was submitted to and received approval from the Ethics Committees of both the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Kinshasa School of Public Health (approval #18667).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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