Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini
The effects of COVID-19-associated restrictions on youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care during the pandemic remain unclear, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses interrupted time series analyses to assess changes in SRH care utilisation (including visits for HIV testing and...
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| author | Marie A. Brault Erika L. Linnander Thokozani M. Ginindza Khabonina Mabuza Sarah Christie Maureen E. Canavan Anastasia Jones Mayur M. Desai |
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| description | The effects of COVID-19-associated restrictions on youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care during the pandemic remain unclear, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses interrupted time series analyses to assess changes in SRH care utilisation (including visits for HIV testing and treatment, family planning, and antenatal care) adolescent girls’ and young women’s (AGYW; aged 15–24 years old) in eSwatini following COVID-19 lockdown beginning in March 2020. SRH utilisation data from 32 clinics in the Manzini region that remained open throughout the 2020 COVID-19 period were extracted from eSwatini’s electronic health record system. We tabulated and graphed monthly visits (both overall and by visit type) by AGYW during the two-year period between January 2019 and December 2020. Despite the March to September 2020 lockdown, we did not detect significant changes in monthly visit trends from 2019 to 2020. Our findings suggest little change to AGYW’s SRH utilisation in eSwatini during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-306cc80304d14012943f4c7f6d6c30152024-01-18T15:58:24ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802023-12-0116110.1080/16549716.2023.22437602243760Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatiniMarie A. Brault0Erika L. Linnander1Thokozani M. Ginindza2Khabonina Mabuza3Sarah Christie4Maureen E. Canavan5Anastasia Jones6Mayur M. Desai7University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public HealthYale School of Public HealtheSwatini Ministry of HealthProject Last MileYale School of Public HealthYale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonYale School of Public HealthThe effects of COVID-19-associated restrictions on youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care during the pandemic remain unclear, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses interrupted time series analyses to assess changes in SRH care utilisation (including visits for HIV testing and treatment, family planning, and antenatal care) adolescent girls’ and young women’s (AGYW; aged 15–24 years old) in eSwatini following COVID-19 lockdown beginning in March 2020. SRH utilisation data from 32 clinics in the Manzini region that remained open throughout the 2020 COVID-19 period were extracted from eSwatini’s electronic health record system. We tabulated and graphed monthly visits (both overall and by visit type) by AGYW during the two-year period between January 2019 and December 2020. Despite the March to September 2020 lockdown, we did not detect significant changes in monthly visit trends from 2019 to 2020. Our findings suggest little change to AGYW’s SRH utilisation in eSwatini during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown period.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2023.2243760covid-19sexual and reproductive healthprimary care utilizationadolescent girls and young womeneswatini |
| spellingShingle | Marie A. Brault Erika L. Linnander Thokozani M. Ginindza Khabonina Mabuza Sarah Christie Maureen E. Canavan Anastasia Jones Mayur M. Desai Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini Global Health Action covid-19 sexual and reproductive health primary care utilization adolescent girls and young women eswatini |
| title | Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini |
| title_full | Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini |
| title_fullStr | Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini |
| title_short | Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini |
| title_sort | assessing changes in adolescent girls and young women s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a covid 19 lockdown in eswatini |
| topic | covid-19 sexual and reproductive health primary care utilization adolescent girls and young women eswatini |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2023.2243760 |
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