Author ' s response to reviews Title : The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia : a cross sectional study
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Title: The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study First of all on behalf of all authors, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all reviewers for their time in reviewing our manuscript. We are really grateful for their constructive comments. We found them very helpful in enriching our manuscript. With this cover letter, I am sending our point to point reflection on the comments forwarded by the reviewers. Our reflections to comments are indicated in italic. Please find herewith. Reviewer's report Title: The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study Reviewer's report The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study The paper is well written and brings very interesting findings which in my opinion require some clarification. Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
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Title: The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
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