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Original Research

Mother to Child Transmission of HIV and Associated Factors Among HIV Exposed Infants at Public Health Facilities, Dessie Town, Ethiopia

Yibeltal Asmamaw Yitayew1 Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, EthiopiaView further author information
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Daniel Mengistu Bekele2 School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-1117View further author information
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Birhanu Wondimeneh Demissie3 Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zeleke Argaw Menji2 School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
Pages 343-350 | Published online: 12 Dec 2019

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