Impact of COVID-19 on the antenatal care services utilization in the region of Guelmim Oued Noun, Morocco
Journal of Public Health in Africa
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| Title | Impact of COVID-19 on the antenatal care services utilization in the region of Guelmim Oued Noun, Morocco | |
| Creator | Tikouk, Jamal Ait Boubkr, Asmaa Alami Chentoufi, Mohammed | |
| Description | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted access to healthcare facilities across the world, but there is little evidence of how the pandemic influences the use of essential healthcare in the world. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antenatal indicators in the region of Guelmim Oued Noun, Morocco.Methods: The aggregated data was delivered by regional health authorities covering the period from January 2017 to December 2020. The interrupted time series was mobilized to conduct statistical analysis. Results: The descriptive results revealed a steady decline after the COVID-19 pandemic in antenatal indicators. The results of the regression model showed a negative impact of the pandemic on the antenatal recruitment rate (β2=-16.14; P0.01), recruitment rate of women in antenatal visits during the 1st quarter of pregnancy (β2=- 2.09; P0.01), antenatal visit completion rate (β2=-18.10; P0.05), and average number of visits/pregnancies (β2=-15.65, P0,05).Conclusion: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on antenatal rates was significant for almost all the indicators studied. Future studies should focus on the impact of the pandemic on postnatal and immunization services on a national scale. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-04-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4081/jphia.2023.2263 | |
| Source | Journal of Public Health in Africa; Vol 14, No 4 (2023); 6 2038-9930 2038-9922 | |
| Language | eng | |
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