Direct and Indirect Effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Private Healthcare Utilization in South Africa, March 2020-September 2021.
Amanda C PerofskyStefano TempiaJeremy BinghamCaroline MasloMande ToubkinAnchen LaubscherSibongile WalazaJuliet R C PulliamCécile ViboudCheryl CohenPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
We found substantially reduced use of health services during the pandemic for a range of conditions unrelated to COVID-19. Persistent declines in hospitalizations and ED visits indicate that high-risk patients are still delaying seeking care, which could lead to morbidity or mortality increases in the future.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- healthcare
- sars cov
- south africa
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- health insurance
- type diabetes
- hepatitis c virus
- health information
- human immunodeficiency virus
- social media