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Co-creation to scale up provision of simplified high-quality comprehensive abortion care in East Central and Southern Africa

M. Klingberg-AllvinDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. AtuhairweMakerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7904-5655View further author information
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A. CleeveDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8115-5503View further author information
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J. K. ByamugishaMakerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3438-9662View further author information
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E. C. LarssonDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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M. MakenziusDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6014-6296View further author information
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M. OguttuKenya Medical and Education Trust (KMET), Kisumu, KenyaView further author information
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K. Gemzell-DanielssonDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-1444View further author information
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Article: 1490106 | Received 20 Feb 2018, Accepted 02 Jun 2018, Published online: 04 Jul 2018

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