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Community Perception and Attitude Towards People with Schizophrenia Among Residents of Arba Minch Zuria District, Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites System (AM-HDSS), Ethiopia: Cross-Section Study

Negussie Boti1 School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sultan Hussen1 School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8159-1476View further author information
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Gistane Ayele1 School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4419-3804View further author information
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Abera Mersha2 School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-4128View further author information
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Selamawit Gebeyehu1 School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaView further author information
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Mekidm Kassa1 School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tesfaye Feleke1 School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaView further author information
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Gebremaryam Temesgen3 Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7467-8277View further author information
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Pages 1437-1446 | Published online: 04 Sep 2020

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