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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care Among Low-Birth-Weight Infants Discharged from Health Facilities and Its Outcome in Mekelle City, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Selamwit Gidey1 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Dawit Seyoum Gebremariam1 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marta Yemane Hadush1 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Amanuel Berhe1 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tedros Hailu Abay1 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Araya Abrha Medhanyie2 School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9328-684XView further author information
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Selemawit Asfaw Beyene2 School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2595-5885View further author information
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Tadele Tesfean Abraha2 School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Yibrah Berhe Zelelow3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Pages 757-768 | Received 11 Dec 2022, Accepted 22 Feb 2023, Published online: 28 Feb 2023

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