Medical Practice and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Med. Pract. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2596
  • DOI: 10.5897/MPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 44

Full Length Research Paper

Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS: Service utilization and associated factors among selected public health facilities in Ethiopia

Asebe Feyera
  • Asebe Feyera
  • Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Ethiopia.
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Berhane Megerssa
  • Berhane Megerssa
  • College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Deresse Legesse
  • Deresse Legesse
  • School of Public and Environmental Health, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Feleke Hailemichael
  • Feleke Hailemichael
  • School of Public Health, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 04 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 04 August 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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