ISABB Journal of
Health and Environmental Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOSCIENTISTS
  • Abbreviation: ISABB J. Health Environ. sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1937-3236
  • DOI: 10.5897/ISABB-JHE
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 16

Full Length Research Paper

Latrine utilization and associated factors among Kebeles declared open defecation free in Wondo Genet district, South Ethiopia, 2015

Tesfaye Ashenafi
  • Tesfaye Ashenafi
  • College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Abel Fekadu Dadi
  • Abel Fekadu Dadi
  • College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Zemichael Gizaw
  • Zemichael Gizaw
  • College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 17 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 16 November 2018
  •  Published: 30 November 2018

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