International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Health Care Seeking Behaviour on Neonatal Danger Signs among Mothers in Tenta District, Northeast Ethiopia: Community based cross- sectional study.

Gebeyaw Molla
  • Gebeyaw Molla
  • Amara Regional Private Health Facility and Professional Association, Bahirdar, Ethiopia
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Alemayehu Gonie
  • Alemayehu Gonie
  • College of Medicine and Health Sciences; Maddawalabu University, Robe, Ethiopia.
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Tefera Belachew
  • Tefera Belachew
  • College of Medicine and Health Sciences; Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Bitiya Admasu
  • Bitiya Admasu
  • College of Medicine and Health Sciences; Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 19 May 2017
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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