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: 666

Full Length Research Paper

Sanitation practice and associated factors among slum dwellers residing in urban slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

Biniyam Sahiledengle
  • Biniyam Sahiledengle
  • Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Madda Walabu University Goba Referral Hospital, Bale-Goba, Ethiopia.
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Fessahaye Alemseged
  • Fessahaye Alemseged
  • Department of Epidemiology, School of Health Science, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Tefera Belachew
  • Tefera Belachew
  • School of Graduate Studies Director, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 27 August 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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