Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal, newborn, and child health service coverage in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While countries' coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency contingency and response plans aimed to prevent and control the spread of the virus, they also caused major disruptions to health services. We assessed the effects of COVID-19 on coverage and inequalities in select maternal, newborn, and child health services in Burkina Faso.

Methods

We analysed data from two cross-sectional household surveys conducted in two provinces, one rural and one urban. The first survey of 3375 households was conducted immediately before the pandemic (February to March 2020) and the second survey in the same areas two years after the pandemic (May to June 2022) using a similar methodology. We compared the coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health interventions and care-se

SUBMITTER: Maiga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658717 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature