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Risk Factors of Birth Asphyxia Among Neonates Born in Public Hospitals of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Yodit Zewdie Berhe1 School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abel Gidey Kebedom2 School of Medicine, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8281-2867
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Letekirstos Gebregziabher1 School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-7576
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Natnael Etsay Assefa3 Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Adigrat University, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Lidya Zewdie Berhe4 School of Medicine, College of Health Science and Medicine, Bahir Dar University, Amhara, Ethiopia
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Sumeya Ahmed Mohammednur1 School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Tsegay Wellay1 School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Gebregziabher Berihu1 School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Alemtsehay Tewele Welearegay1 School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Mengistu Mitiku1 School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Hareya Gebremedhin Teka1 School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Pages 13-20 | Published online: 08 Jan 2020

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