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Healthcare Worker’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Proper Face Mask Utilization, and Associated Factors in Police Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tirhas Tadesse1 Public Health Department, Yekatit12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tariku Tesfaye2 Public Health Department, Ethiopian Police University College, Sendafa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1027-0755View further author information
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Tadesse Alemu3 Public Health Department, Universal Medical and Business College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4649-7054View further author information
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Werissaw Haileselassie4 School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
Pages 1203-1213 | Published online: 21 Oct 2020

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