Impact of Covid-19 on Maternal Health Seeking in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAsuming, P.O.
dc.contributor.authorGaisie, D.A.
dc.contributor.authorAgula, C.
dc.contributor.authorBawah, A.A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T11:13:54Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T11:13:54Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Covid-19 pandemic is widely speculated to have disrupted the delivery of primary health care in low-income countries. Yet, there is little rigorous empirical research identifying this effect. This paper estimates the impact of COVID-19 on facility and skilled delivery and utilisation of antenatal care (ANC) services by comparing these outcomes for women who were pregnant/delivered before and during the Covid-19 period. The results show that Covid-19 led to 23% and 25% reductions, respectively, in the likelihood of facility delivery and four or more ANC visits during pregnancy. These findings highlight the need to build more resilient health systems in low-income settings.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1002/jid.3627
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/41978
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of International Developmenten_US
dc.subjectantenatal careen_US
dc.subjectfacility deliveryen_US
dc.subjectskilled deliveryen_US
dc.titleImpact of Covid-19 on Maternal Health Seeking in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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