Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Knowledge, attitude, and perception towards social health insurance and associated factors among health professionals working at public health facilities in Gondar City, North West Ethiopia

Bayih Endalew Bitew
  • Bayih Endalew Bitew
  • Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, DebreTabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
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Birhanu Demeke Workineh
  • Birhanu Demeke Workineh
  • Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
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Segenet Zewudie
  • Segenet Zewudie
  • Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 11 June 2023
  •  Accepted: 20 May 2024
  •  Published: 31 May 2024

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