The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision & utilisation of primary health care services in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kambia district, Sierra Leone & Masaka district, Uganda.
K KasoniaD TindanbilJ KitonsaK BaisleyF ZalwangoL EnriaA MansarayM JamesY NijeD Tetsa TataBolarinde LawalA DrammehB LoweD Mukadi-BamulekaS Mounier-JackF NakiyimbaP ObadyJ MuhaviJ S BanguraB GreenwoodM SamaiB LeighD Watson-JonesH Kavunga-MemboE RuzagiraKatherine E GallagherPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The level of disruption varied across the different settings and qualitatively appeared to correlate with the strength of lockdown measures and reported attitudes towards the risk posed by COVID-19. Mitigation strategies such as health communications campaigns and outreach services may be important to limit the impact of lockdowns on primary healthcare services.