Availability of Maternal, Newborn care and Child Health Services at Primary Health Care Unit during COVID-19 Outbreak in Ethiopia.

Autor: Endehabtu BF; University of Gonder, College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, Ethiopia.; eHealthLab Ethiopia, University of Gondar, Ethiopia., Angaw DA; University of Gonder, College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, Ethiopia., Gonete TZ; University of Gonder, College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, Ethiopia., Jisso M; Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Abera N; Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Alemayehu A; Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Fikre R; Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Abdissa B; Jimma University, Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia., Umer A; Dire Dawa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Kebede M; Dire Dawa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Mohammed H; Dire Dawa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Yazie B; Dire Dawa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Dessie K; University of Gonder, College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, Ethiopia., Tamiso A; Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia., Sime H; Jimma University, Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia., Yesuf EA; Jimma University, Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia., Gurmu KK; World Health Organization Country Office for Ethiopia, Universal Health Coverage/Life Course, Health System Strengthening Team, Ethiopia., Tilahun B; University of Gonder, College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, Ethiopia.; eHealthLab Ethiopia, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Ethiopian journal of health sciences [Ethiop J Health Sci] 2023 Oct; Vol. 33 (Spec Iss 2), pp. 117-126.
DOI: 10.4314/ejhs.v33i2.5S
Abstrakt: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is putting a pressure on global health systems. The disruption of essential health services (EHS) has an impact on the health of mothers, neonate and children in developing countries. Therefore, the main aim of this study was assessing the availability of Maternal, Newborn care and Child health (MNCHS) services at primary health care unit during COVID-19 outbreak.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in five regions of Ethiopia in 2021. Descriptive analyses were undertaken using STATA 16 software and the results presented using tables and different graphs. A continuity of EHS assessment tool adopted from WHO was used for data collection.
Result: During COVID -19 pandemic, 30 (69.8%) of woreda health offices, 52 (56.5%) of health centers (HCs), 7 (44.4%) of hospitals, and 165 (48%) of health posts (HPs) had a defined list of EHS. In comparison with other EHS, family planning is the least available service in all regions. At HPs level care for sick children and antenatal care (ANC) were available at 59.1 and 58.82% respectively. Except immunization services at SNNP, all other maternal, newborn, and child health EHS were not available to all HPs at full scale.
Conclusion: Immunization services were most available, while ANC and care for sick children were least available during COVID-19 at the HPs level. There was regional variation in MNCH EHS service availability at all levels.
(© 2023 Berhanu F, et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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