Impact of COVID-19 on the antenatal care services utilization in the region of Guelmim Oued Noun, Morocco
J. Public Health Africa (Online)
; 14(4): 1-20, 2023. figures, tables
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Globally, the covid-19 pandemic has seriously impacted access to healthcare facilities across the world, although there is little evidence on how the pandemic affects the use of essential healthcare in the world.Objective:
This study sought to evaluate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on antenatal indicators in the region of Guelmim Oued Noun, Morocco.Methods:
The aggregated data was delivered by regional health authorities covering the period from January 2017 to December 2020. The interrupted time series was mobilized to conduct statistical analysis.Results:
The descriptive results revealed a steady decline after the Covid-19 pandemic in Antenatal indicators. The results of the regression model showed a negative impact of the pandemic on the antenatal recruitment rate (ß2 = - 16.14; p < 0.01), recruitment rate of women in antenatal visits the 1st quarter of pregnancy (ß2 = -2.09; p < 0.01), antenatal visit completion rate (ß2 = -18.10, p>0.05), average number of visits/pregnancies (ß2 = -15.65, p<0,05).Conclusion:
The effect of the covid-19 pandemic on antenatal rates was significant for almost the indicators studied. Future studies should be focused on the impact of the pandemic on postnatal and immunization services on the national scale.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Imunização
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Atenção à Saúde
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Utilização de Instalações e Serviços
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Implementation_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J. Public Health Africa (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article