Health system barriers affecting the provision of comprehensive abortion care in pastoralist communities of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
), Abel Negussie(2), Finina Abebe(3), Chala Damena(4), Menen Tsegaw(5), Niguse Tadele(6), Assefa Seme(7),
(1) School of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
(2) School of Public Health, Yirgalem Hospital Medical College, Yirgalem, Ethiopia
(3) Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(4) Oromia Regional State Health Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(5) Department of Public Health, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia
(6) School of Nursing, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(7) School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Corresponding Author
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