Coverage and equitability of interventions to prevent child mortality in rural Jimma and west hararghe zones, oromia region, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-45

  Miller, Nathan P ^a   Degefie, Tedbabe ^b   Hazel, Elizabeth ^a   Legesse, Hailemariam ^b   Tolera, Taye ^c   Amouzou, Agbessi ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c Oromia Regional Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Child health; Coverage; Disease prevention; Equity; Ethiopia; Oromia

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84929942535     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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