Open AccessImpact of Coronavirus Diseases-2019 (COVID-19) on Utilization and Outcome of Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health Services at Governmental Health Facilities in South West Ethiopia, 2020: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Aychew Kassie,
Alemnew Wale,
Worke Yismaw
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s309096
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , reproductive health , cross sectional study , abortion , pandemic , environmental health , health care , health facility , covid-19 , demography , pediatrics , family medicine , population , health services , economic growth , genetics , disease , pathology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , biology
In low-and middle-income countries, it is challenging to provide basic health-care services even before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the early indirect impact of COVID-19 on the utilization of reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services at government health facilities in South West Ethiopia, and its consequences.