Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of routine childhood immunizations in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has a worldwide impact on all health services, including childhood immunizations. In Canada, there is limited data to quantify and characterize this issue.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study by distributing online surveys to physicians across Ontario. The survey included three sections: provider characteristics, impact of COVID-19 on professional practice, and impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood immunization services. Multivariable logistic regression identified factors associated with modification of immunization services.

Results

A total of 475 respondents answered the survey from May 27th to July 3rd 2020, including 189 family physicians and 286 pediatricians. The median proportion of in-person visits repo

SUBMITTER: Piche-Renaud PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756828 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature