Lower respiratory tract infection admissions and deaths among children under 5 years in public sector facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019 - 2021)
| Autor: | K Kehoe, E Morden, N Zinyakatira, A Heekes, H E Jones, S R Walter, T Jacobs, J Murray, H Buys, M T Redaniel, M-A Davies |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | South African Medical Journal, Vol 114, Iss 3 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0256-9574 2078-5135 |
| DOI: | 10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i3.1560 |
| Popis: | Background. The COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in the implementation of strict public health and social measures (PHSMs) (including mobility restrictions, social distancing, mask‐wearing and hand hygiene), limitations on non‐essential healthcare services, and public fear of COVID‐19 infection, all of which potentially affected transmission and healthcare use for other diseases such as lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). Objective. To determine changes in LRTI hospital admissions and in‐facility mortality in children aged |
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