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Does a complex intervention targeting communities, health facilities and district health managers increase the utilisation of community-based child health services? A before and after study in intervention and comparison areas of Ethiopia

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  • Della Berhanu Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKHealth Systems and Reproductive Health Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Yemisrach Behailu Okwaraji Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Atkure Defar Health Systems and Reproductive Health Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Abebe Bekele Health Systems and Reproductive Health Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ephrem Tekle Lemango Maternal and Child Health Directorate, Ethiopia Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Araya Abrha Medhanyie School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Muluemebet Abera Wordofa Department of Population and Family Health, Faculty of Public Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mezgebu Yitayal Department of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Fitsum W/Gebriel College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Alem Desta School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Fisseha Ashebir Gebregizabher School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaTigray Regional Health Bureau, Mekelle, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Dawit Wolde Daka Department of Health Policy and Management, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Alemayehu Hunduma Department of Population and Family Health, Faculty of Public Health, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaOromia Regional Health Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Habtamu Beyene College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaSouthern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples Regional Health Bureau, Hawassa, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Tigist Getahun Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaAmhara Regional Health Bureau, Baher Dar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Theodros Getachew Health Systems and Reproductive Health Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaInstitute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Amare Tariku Woldemariam Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Desta Wolassa Health Systems and Reproductive Health Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lars Åke Persson Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKHealth Systems and Reproductive Health Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Joanna Schellenberg Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Della Berhanu; Della.Berhanu{at}lshtm.ac.uk
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Berhanu D, Okwaraji YB, Defar A, et al
Does a complex intervention targeting communities, health facilities and district health managers increase the utilisation of community-based child health services? A before and after study in intervention and comparison areas of Ethiopia
BMJ Open 2020;10:e040868. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040868

Publication history

  • Received May 27, 2020
  • Revised July 23, 2020
  • Accepted August 3, 2020
  • First published September 15, 2020.
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