Volume 53 - Article 13 | Pages 343–372
Unpacking the black box of latent class analysis using qualitative life history interviews: A data-linked explanatory approach examining sexual behavior in rural South Africa
By Nicole Angotti, Brian Houle, Enid Schatz, Sanyu Mojola
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