Associations between the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies and health service disruptions in 10 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disruptions in essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported in several countries. Yet, patterns in health service disruption according to country responses remain unclear. In this paper, we investigate associations between the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies and disruptions in 31 health services in 10 low- middle- and high-income countries in 2020.

Methods

Using routine health information systems and administrative data from 10 countries (Chile, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mexico, Nepal, South Africa, South Korea, and Thailand) we estimated health service disruptions for the period of April to December 2020 by dividing monthly service provision at national levels by the average service provisio

SUBMITTER: Reddy T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10096103 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature