The direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child health services in Africa: a scoping review

PA Adu, L Stallwood, SO Adebola, T Abah… - Global Health Research …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to disrupt the
availability and utilization of routine and emergency health care services, with differing …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mother and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa–a review

QK Alabi, AS Oyedeji, OO Kayode… - Pediatric Research, 2023 - nature.com
Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there was a
decrease in the maternal mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 38%. This …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 on utilization of maternal and child health services in India: health management information system data analysis

S Sharma, L Singh, J Yadav, U Gupta, KJ Singh… - … and Global Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Objectives Studies globally have documented the impact of COVID 19
on maternal and newborn health services. This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on …

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on missed medical appointment among adults with chronic disease conditions in Northwest Ethiopia

TA Ayele, TS Alamneh, H Shibru, MM Sisay, TM Yilma… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background COVID-19 had affected the health-care-seeking behavior of people with chronic
medical conditions. The impact is even worse in resource-limited settings like Ethiopia …

Impact of COVID-19 on health seeking behavior of patients with chronic disease at public hospitals in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

S Awel, I Ahmed, D Tilahun… - Risk Management and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background COVID-19 is a global pandemic with unprecedented medical, economic and
social consequences affecting nations across the world. This epidemic arises while chronic …

Accessibility and utilization of antenatal care services in sub‐Saharan Africa during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A rapid review

G Murewanhema, E Mpabuka, E Moyo, N Tungwarara… - Birth, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Control measures for the COVID‐19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to health
care delivery. Some countries in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) stopped the provision of …

[HTML][HTML] Unmet need and intention to use as predictors of adoption of contraception in 10 performance monitoring for action geographies

D Sarnak, P Anglewicz, S Ahmed - SSM-Population Health, 2023 - Elsevier
The determinants of fertility typically feature demand as the key motivation driver for
contraceptive use. Yet relatively little is known about the extent to which demand for …

Postnatal care services availability and utilization during the COVID-19 era in sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid review

T Dzinamarira, E Moyo, G Pierre, E Mpabuka… - Women and Birth, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Considerable progress has been made globally in improving maternal and
newborn babies' health. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed considerable challenges for …

Impact of COVID‐19 measures on the health and healthcare of children in East‐Africa: Scoping review

I El Salih, FM Njuguna, PH Widjajanto… - … Journal of Health …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic is of grave concern. As scientific data is being
collected about the nature of COVID‐19, government leaders and policy makers are …

“I was afraid to go to the hospital”: A qualitative analysis and ethical implications of the impacts of COVID-19 on the health and medical care of older adults in Ethiopia

KM Mussie, J Setchell, M Kaba… - SAGE Open …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought severe health consequences among older
adults and posed ethical challenges. The aim of this study was to explore the impacts of …