Substance use and factors associated with risky sexual practice in school youth in Asella Town, South-East Ethiopia, 2017

Solomon Tejineh
Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Arsi University, P. O. Box 396, Assela, Ethiopia.
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Hiwot Zelalem

Hiwot Zelalem
Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Arsi University, P. O. Box 396, Assela, Ethiopia.
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Article Number - 17E8A5966927
Vol.10(1), pp. 6-15 , January 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPHE2016.0962

Received: 11 August 2017
Accepted: 18 September 2017
Published: 31 January 2018

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