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

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ethiopian journal of health sciences 2023-10, Vol.33 (Spec Iss 2), p.117-126
Hauptverfasser: Endehabtu, Berhanu Fikadie, Angaw, Dessie Abebaw, Gonete, Tajebew Zayede, Jisso, Meskerem, Abera, Netsanet, Alemayehu, Akalewold, Fikre, Rekiku, Abdissa, Biru, Umer, Abdurezak, Kebede, Mesfin, Mohammed, Hussen, Yazie, Bekele, Dessie, Kassahun, Tamiso, Alemu, Sime, Habtamu, Yesuf, Elias Ali, Gurmu, Kassu Ketema, Tilahun, Binyam
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Zusammenfassung: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. 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. 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. 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.
ISSN:1029-1857
2413-7170
DOI:10.4314/ejhs.v33i2.5S