Gender disparities and barriers to access and use of essential health services in Ethiopia: Designing primary health care through gender lens.

Semahegn A, Mehretie Adinew Y, Tiruneh GT, Argaw MD, Bekele B, Tesfaye M, Fesseha N, Tiku SH, Gebrehiwet A, Girma A, Belete M, Tesfaye C, Teferi M, Tadesse H, Hussien N, Austin A, Shiferraw S, Abebe Woldie S, Muluneh MD, Tefera L, DelPizzo F, Tamire A, Ayehu T, Emaway D, Makonnen M

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004813
Published: 2025
Container: PLOS global public health
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0004813,
  title = {Gender disparities and barriers to access and use of essential health services in Ethiopia: Designing primary health care through gender lens.},
  author = {Semahegn A and Mehretie Adinew Y and Tiruneh GT and Argaw MD and Bekele B and Tesfaye M and Fesseha N and Tiku SH and Gebrehiwet A and Girma A and Belete M and Tesfaye C and Teferi M and Tadesse H and Hussien N and Austin A and Shiferraw S and Abebe Woldie S and Muluneh MD and Tefera L and DelPizzo F and Tamire A and Ayehu T and Emaway D and Makonnen M},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS global public health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0004813},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004813}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Gender disparities and barriers to access and use of essential health services in Ethiopia: Designing primary health care through gender lens.
AU  - Semahegn A
AU  - Mehretie Adinew Y
AU  - Tiruneh GT
AU  - Argaw MD
AU  - Bekele B
AU  - Tesfaye M
AU  - Fesseha N
AU  - Tiku SH
AU  - Gebrehiwet A
AU  - Girma A
AU  - Belete M
AU  - Tesfaye C
AU  - Teferi M
AU  - Tadesse H
AU  - Hussien N
AU  - Austin A
AU  - Shiferraw S
AU  - Abebe Woldie S
AU  - Muluneh MD
AU  - Tefera L
AU  - DelPizzo F
AU  - Tamire A
AU  - Ayehu T
AU  - Emaway D
AU  - Makonnen M
PY  - 2025
JO  - PLOS global public health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004813
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A, S., Y, M. A., GT, T., MD, A., B, B., M, T., N, F., SH, T., A, G., A, G., M, B., C, T., M, T., H, T., N, H., A, A., S, S., S, A. W., MD, M., L, T., F, D., A, T., T, A., D, E., & M, M. (2025). Gender disparities and barriers to access and use of essential health services in Ethiopia: Designing primary health care through gender lens.. PLOS global public health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004813

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