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Increasing Family Planning Access in Kenya Through Engagement of Faith-Based Health Facilities, Religious Leaders, and Community Health Volunteers

Allison Ruark, Jane Kishoyian, Mona Bormet and Douglas Huber
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2019, 7(3):478-490; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00107
Allison Ruark
aStellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Jane Kishoyian
bChristian Health Association of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Mona Bormet
cChristian Connections for International Health, Alexandria, VA, USA.
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cChristian Connections for International Health, Alexandria, VA, USA.
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vol. 7 no. 3 478-490
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https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00107
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31558602

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2169-575X
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  • Received: March 26, 2019
  • Accepted: July 16, 2019
  • Published online September 26, 2019.

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  1. Allison Ruarka⇑,
  2. Jane Kishoyianb,
  3. Mona Bormetc,
  4. Douglas Huberc
  1. aStellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
  2. bChristian Health Association of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
  3. cChristian Connections for International Health, Alexandria, VA, USA.
  1. Correspondence to Allison Ruark (AHRuark{at}gmail.com).
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