Lost to follow up from chronic care services during COVID-19 from health facilities, in Northwest Ethiopia
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چکیده
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and the responses to it have greatly altered individual lives, particularly those with chronic illnesses. affected processes of routine comprehensive care for patients. Because illnesses depress immune system, they make individuals more susceptible infection as well sickly less likely recover from pandemic. this, rate loss follow-up (LTFU) illness is accelerated by pandemic, number patients receiving new treatments decreased. Therefore this study aimed assess mean difference among HIV/AIDS, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension during period compared pre-COVID-19 at health facilities in Northwest Ethiopia. Methods An institution-based secondary data analysis Gondar city report October 2019 Jun 2021 was done. Excel were transformed STATA 14 analysis. independent t -test used compare initiation treatment DM, periods Variables a p < 0.005 95% confidence interval declare significant level. Result There significantly higher LTFU Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) antihypertensive [μd =17.85, 95%CI: 3.25, 32.95] =17.31, 8.35, 26.97] respectively. who newly started anti-hypertensive season decreased before = −32.94, −63.76, −2.12]. Conclusion period. Ministry Health Ethiopia (MOH) should update prepare convenient such remote management methods ongoing
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in epidemiology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2674-1199']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fepid.2022.883316