African Journal of
Medical and Health Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Med. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2384-5589
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMHS
  • Start Year: 2017
  • Published Articles: 80

Full Length Research Paper

Utilization of Postnatal Care Services after home delivery in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Logistic Regression Analysis

Yebelay Berelie
  • Yebelay Berelie
  • Department of Statistics, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
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Endalew Tesfa
  • Endalew Tesfa
  • Department of Statistics, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
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Tizazu Bayko
  • Tizazu Bayko
  • Department of Statistics, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 12 December 2018
  •  Published: 31 January 2019

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