Medications use among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A cross sectional study
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Mohammed Adem Mohammed, Jemal Hussein Ahmed, Abdulhalik Workicho Bushra , Hisham S. Aljadhey Department of public health and clinical sciences, Faculty of health sciences, Jigjiga University p.o.box 24246, Arada Sub City, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Department of Pharmacy, College of public health and medical sciences, Jimma University, Ethiopia. Department of Epidemiology, College of public health and medical sciences, Jimma University, Ethiopia. College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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