Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Client satisfaction among private wing and regular health care services at Nekemte Referral Hospital, East Wollega Zone, Oromia regional state, Western Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study, 2016

Zalalem Kaba Babure
  • Zalalem Kaba Babure
  • Nekemte Referral Hospital, East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State, Western Ethiopia.
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Fekadu Assefa Jiru
  • Fekadu Assefa Jiru
  • Department of Health Economics, Management and policy, College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Dagne Weldemarium
  • Tesfaye Dagne Weldemarium
  • Department of Health Economics, Management and policy, College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 11 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 07 November 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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