Contrasting Hygiene-Related Gastrointestinal Infections and Stress-Related Diseases at a Primary Health Care Facility within a Sub-Saharan African City: Before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Patience B Tetteh-QuarcooEmmanuel AfutuMadonna Wiafe-AnsongFleischer C N KoteyNicholas T K D DayieEric S DonkorJohn AhenkorahEmilia Asuquo UdofiaPatrick F Ayeh-KumiBartholomew DzudzorIsaac Julius Asiedu-GyekyePublished in: Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
During the pandemic, a significant increase in the prevalence of stress-related diseases was observed. However, a statistically nonsignificant change was recorded for gastrointestinal infections, with females reporting more of these disorders. Consequently, it is important to strengthen the capacity for managing stress-related conditions alongside diseases that cause pandemics when they arise.
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