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Availability and Quality of Family Planning Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: High Potential for Improvement

Dieudonné Mpunga, JP Lumbayi, Nelly Dikamba, Albert Mwembo, Mala Ali Mapatano and Gilbert Wembodinga
Global Health: Science and Practice June 2017, 5(2):274-285; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00205
Dieudonné Mpunga
aKinshasa School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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  • For correspondence: mpungadieudonn@yahoo.fr
JP Lumbayi
bMinistry of Public Health, Kinshasa, DRC.
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Nelly Dikamba
aKinshasa School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Albert Mwembo
cLubumbashi School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DRC.
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Mala Ali Mapatano
aKinshasa School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Gilbert Wembodinga
aKinshasa School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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vol. 5 no. 2 274-285
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00205
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28588047

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Global Health: Science and Practice
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2169-575X
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  • Received: June 23, 2016
  • Accepted: February 28, 2017
  • Published online June 27, 2017.

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© Mpunga et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00205

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  1. Dieudonné Mpungaa⇑,
  2. JP Lumbayib,
  3. Nelly Dikambaa,
  4. Albert Mwemboc,
  5. Mala Ali Mapatanoa,
  6. Gilbert Wembodingaa
  1. aKinshasa School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
  2. bMinistry of Public Health, Kinshasa, DRC.
  3. cLubumbashi School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DRC.
  1. Correspondence to Dieudonné Mpunga (mpungadieudonn{at}yahoo.fr).
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