The impact of COVID-19 on essential health service provision for noncommunicable diseases in the South-East Asia region: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the health systems of the 11 countries of the WHO South East Asia Region. We conducted a systematic review of studies that used quantitative and comparative approaches to assess the impact of the pandemic on the service provision of four noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) (cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes) in the region.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, MedRxiv, and WHO COVID-19 databases in December 2021. The quality of studies was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist and the ROBINS-I risk of bias tool. A narrative synthesis was conducted following the 'synthesis without meta-analysis' reporting guidelines.

Findings

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SUBMITTER: Gadsden T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9069231 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature