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: 662

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of community knowledge about Tuberculosis and its treatment in rural areas of Shashemane, Southern Ethiopia

Fikru Melaku
  • Fikru Melaku
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agriculural Research, Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia.
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Mengistu Legesse
  • Mengistu Legesse
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agriculural Research, Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia.
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Tariku Lambiyo
  • Tariku Lambiyo
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agriculural Research, Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia.
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Mengistu Hailemariam
  • Mengistu Hailemariam
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agriculural Research, Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia.
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Zenebe Mengistu Hailemariam*
  • Zenebe Mengistu Hailemariam*
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agriculural Research, Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 27 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 15 January 2015
  •  Published: 31 March 2015

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