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Equitable Distribution of Poor Quality of Care? Equity in Quality of Reproductive Health Services in Ethiopia

Girmaye D Dinsaa Department of Public Health and Health Policy, School of Population and Public Health University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BCCanada;b Department of Public Health and Health Policy, College of Health Sciences Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia;c Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ermias Dessied World Health Organization, Ethiopian Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Sarah Hurlburtc Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Yosef Gebreyohannese Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Catherine Arsenaultf Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Bereket Yakobc Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tsinuel Girmac Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Peter Bermanf Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Margaret E. Krukf Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9549-8432View further author information
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Article: e2062808 | Received 08 Nov 2021, Accepted 03 Apr 2022, Published online: 06 Jun 2022

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