Causes of Death among Children Aged 5 to 14 Years Old from 2008 to 2013 in Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Ethiopia

Melkamu Dedefo; Desalew Zelalem; Biniyam Eskinder; Nega Assefa; Wondimye Ashenafi; Negga Baraki; Melake Damena Tesfatsion; Lemessa Oljira; Ashenafi Haile

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151929

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Causes of Death among Children Aged 5 to 14 Years Old from 2008 to 2013 in Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Ethiopia

Melkamu Dedefo ,

* E-mail: melkyed@gmail.com

Affiliations Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Harar Ethiopia, Haramaya University, College of Computing and Informatics, Department of Statistics, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3466-1232

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Desalew Zelalem,

Affiliations Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Harar Ethiopia, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Harar, Ethiopia
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Biniyam Eskinder,

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-Eth), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Nega Assefa,

Affiliations Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Harar Ethiopia, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Harar, Ethiopia
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Wondimye Ashenafi,

Affiliations Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Harar Ethiopia, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Harar, Ethiopia
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Negga Baraki,

Affiliations Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Harar Ethiopia, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Harar, Ethiopia
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Melake Damena Tesfatsion,

Affiliations Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Harar Ethiopia, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Harar, Ethiopia
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Lemessa Oljira,

Affiliations Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Harar Ethiopia, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Harar, Ethiopia
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Ashenafi Haile

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-Eth), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Causes of Death among Children Aged 5 to 14 Years Old from 2008 to 2013 in Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Ethiopia

Melkamu Dedefo,
Desalew Zelalem,
Biniyam Eskinder,
Nega Assefa,
Wondimye Ashenafi,
Negga Baraki,
Melake Damena Tesfatsion,
Lemessa Oljira,
Ashenafi Haile

Published: June 15, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151929

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