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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Barriers and Enablers of KMC Implementation in Health Facility and Community of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: Formative Research

Marta Yemane Hadush1 School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dawit Seyoum Gebremariam1 School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView 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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Tedros Hailu Abay1 School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Amanuel Hadgu Berhe1 School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Yibrah Berhe Zelelew1 School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tirhas Asmelash3 Tigray regional health bureau, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Fisseha Ashebir3 Tigray regional health bureau, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Samson Yohannes Amare4 School of Computing, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Znabu Hadush2 School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1242-4508View 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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Pages 297-307 | Received 14 Apr 2022, Accepted 02 Aug 2022, Published online: 08 Sep 2022

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