Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and its Associated Factors among Reproductive age Women at Robe and Goba Towns, Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia

Tomas Benti Tefera; Dadie Bekele Gonfa

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Tomas Benti Tefera
Dadie Bekele Gonfa

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Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and its Associated Factors among Reproductive age Women at Robe and Goba Towns, Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia. (2016). Global Journal of Medical Research, 16(7), 25-29. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/

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AOR= Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI=Confidence Interval, P=Probability Value.