International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Perceived socio economic barriers to maternal health seeking behavior among rural women: The case of Raya-Alamata District, Southern Tigray, Ethiopia

Hayelom Abadi Mesele
  • Hayelom Abadi Mesele
  • Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 23 August 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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