A mixed-method study examined the reasons why pregnant women late initiate antenatal care in Northeast Ethiopia

• Melaku Shewaye,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia

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• Niguss Cherie,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia

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• Asressie Molla,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia

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• Abebe Tsegaw,

  Roles Data curation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia

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• Chalachew Yenew,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

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• Dessalegn Tamiru,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

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• Sefineh Fenta Feleke,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia

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• Anteneh Mengist Dessie

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: anteneh150@gmail.com, antenehmen@dtu.edu.et

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5919-9670

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