التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
COVID-19 outbreak control strategies and their impact on the provision of essential health services in Ghana: An exploratory-sequential study. |
| المؤلفون: |
Dwomoh, Duah, Yeboah, Isaac, Ndejjo, Rawlance, Kabwama, Steven Ndugwa, Aheto, Justice Moses, Liu, Anne, Lazenby, Siobhan, Ohemeng, Fidelia, Takyi, Sylvia Akpene, Issah, Ibrahim, Bawuah, Serwaa Akoto, Wanyenze, Rhoda K., Fobil, Julius |
| المصدر: |
PLoS ONE; 11/16/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 11, p1-20, 20p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MEDICAL care, COVID-19 pandemic, MEDICAL personnel, HEALTH information systems, DISEASE management, MEDICAL telematics |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
GHANA |
| مستخلص: |
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to substantial interruptions in critical health services, with 90% of countries reporting interruptions in routine vaccinations, maternal health care and chronic disease management. The use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as lockdowns and self-isolation had implications on the provision of essential health services (EHS). We investigated exemplary COVID-19 outbreak control strategies and explored the extent to which the adoption of these NPIs affected the provision of EHS including immunization coverage and facility-based deliveries. Finally, we document core health system strategies and practices adopted to maintain EHS during the early phase of the pandemic. Methods: This study used an explanatory sequential study design. First, we utilized data from routine health management information systems to quantify the impact of the pandemic on the provision of EHS using interrupted time series models. Second, we explored exemplary strategies and health system initiatives that were adopted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections while maintaining the provision of EHS using in-depth interviews with key informants including policymakers and healthcare providers. Results: The COVID-19 pandemic and the interventions that were implemented disrupted the provision of EHS. In the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oral Polio and pentavalent vaccination coverage reduced by 15.2% [95% CI = -22.61, -7.87, p<0.001] and 12.4% [95% CI = 17.68, -7.13; p<0.001] respectively. The exemplary strategies adopted in maintaining the provision of EHS while also responding to the spread of infections include the development of new policy guidelines that were disseminated with modified service delivery models, new treatment and prevention guidelines, the use of telemedicine and medical drones to provide EHS and facilitate rapid testing of suspected cases. Conclusion: The implementation of different NPIs during the peak phase of the pandemic disrupted the provision of EHS. However, the Ministry of Health leveraged the resilient health system and deployed efficient, all-inclusive, and integrated infectious disease management and infection prevention control strategies to maintain the provision of EHS while responding to the spread of infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
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