Effect of COVID-19 on paediatric TB service delivery and patients' comfort receiving TB services in Cameroon and Kenya during COVID: a qualitative assessment.
Muhamed Awolu MbunkaLeila KatirayiSamantha McCormickJames NdimbiiRose MasabaLise Denoeud-NdamSaint-Just PetngaMillicent OumaAlbert KuateGordon OkomoLeonie SimoDonald YaraAppolinaire TiamBoris K TchoungaPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2024)
The outbreak of COVID-19 has induced fear and stigma that affected patients' health-seeking behaviour and provider attitudes towards paediatric TB service delivery. In addition, facility and governmental measures put in place to mitigate COVID-19 impact negatively affected paediatric service delivery. Training for health personnel, timely provision of personal protective equipments and appropriate communication strategies could help mitigate COVID-19 impact on paediatric TB service delivery.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- mental illness
- climate change
- hepatitis c virus
- health insurance
- high glucose
- patient reported