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

Prevalence of male attendance and associated factors at their partners’ antenatal visits among antenatal care attendees in Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia

Fetene Kassahun
  • Fetene Kassahun
  • Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debrebirhan University, Debrebirhan, Ethiopia.
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Chanyalew Worku
  • Chanyalew Worku
  • Department of Comprehensive Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Abebaw Nigussie
  • Abebaw Nigussie
  • Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Gemechu Ganfurie
  • Gemechu Ganfurie
  • Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Madda-Walabu University, Bale- Goba, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 25 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 27 August 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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