Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in Nigeria: Analysis of the Premise Malaria COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey 2020
Introduction The study aimed to assess the uptake of malaria intervention services in Nigeria before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This study utilized secondary data collected in the COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey. The data collected included sociodemographic characteristics...
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| author | Olayinka S. Ilesanmi Aanuoluwapo A. Afolabi Opeyemi P. Iyiola |
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| description | Introduction
The study aimed to assess the uptake of
malaria intervention services in Nigeria before and during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
This study utilized secondary data collected
in the COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey. The
data collected included sociodemographic characteristics,
the number of insecticide-treated nets, visit to healthcare
facilities, enrollment in malaria tests, and treatment for
malaria. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version
25.0. The association between visit to healthcare facilities
and sociodemographic characteristics was determined
using chi-squared tests. Binary logistic regression tests
were conducted, and p<0.05 was considered statistically
significant.
Results
Among the 1985 respondents, 960 (48.4%)
were aged ≤25 years. Before the COVID-19 pandemic,
485 (50.5%) people aged ≤25 years visited healthcare
facilities (χ 2 =15.923, p≤0.001), while 385 (39.9%) persons
aged ≤25 years visited healthcare facilities during the
pandemic (χ 2 =15.53, p≤0.001). Among those with graduate/
postgraduate education who visited healthcare facilities,
593 (45.9%) paid visits before the pandemic (χ 2 =7.33,
p=0.026), while 445 (44.4%) paid visits during the pandemic
(χ 2 =16.37, p≤0.001). Individuals aged 26–35 years had
21% less odds (AOR=0.79; 95% CI: 0.65–0.97, p=0.021) of
visiting healthcare facilities before the pandemic, and 23%
less odds of visiting healthcare facilities during the pandemic
(AOR=0.77; 95% CI: 0.63–0.95, p=0.013).
Conclusions
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative
impact on visits to healthcare facilities for malarial
treatment. To promote malaria intervention during the
pandemic, malaria diagnosis should be linked with COVID-19
screening and testing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7013dbfbcc164f1c8e5dc7c40bf6e8f62022-12-21T20:46:45ZengEuropean PublishingPopulation Medicine2654-14592021-09-013September11010.18332/popmed/141979141979Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in Nigeria: Analysis of the Premise Malaria COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey 2020Olayinka S. Ilesanmi0Aanuoluwapo A. Afolabi1Opeyemi P. Iyiola2Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, NigeriaIntroduction The study aimed to assess the uptake of malaria intervention services in Nigeria before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This study utilized secondary data collected in the COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey. The data collected included sociodemographic characteristics, the number of insecticide-treated nets, visit to healthcare facilities, enrollment in malaria tests, and treatment for malaria. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 25.0. The association between visit to healthcare facilities and sociodemographic characteristics was determined using chi-squared tests. Binary logistic regression tests were conducted, and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Among the 1985 respondents, 960 (48.4%) were aged ≤25 years. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 485 (50.5%) people aged ≤25 years visited healthcare facilities (χ 2 =15.923, p≤0.001), while 385 (39.9%) persons aged ≤25 years visited healthcare facilities during the pandemic (χ 2 =15.53, p≤0.001). Among those with graduate/ postgraduate education who visited healthcare facilities, 593 (45.9%) paid visits before the pandemic (χ 2 =7.33, p=0.026), while 445 (44.4%) paid visits during the pandemic (χ 2 =16.37, p≤0.001). Individuals aged 26–35 years had 21% less odds (AOR=0.79; 95% CI: 0.65–0.97, p=0.021) of visiting healthcare facilities before the pandemic, and 23% less odds of visiting healthcare facilities during the pandemic (AOR=0.77; 95% CI: 0.63–0.95, p=0.013). Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on visits to healthcare facilities for malarial treatment. To promote malaria intervention during the pandemic, malaria diagnosis should be linked with COVID-19 screening and testing.http://www.populationmedicine.eu/Effect-of-the-COVID-19-pandemic-on-malaria-intervention-coverage-in-Nigeria-Analysis,141979,0,2.htmlcovid-19covid-19 controlmalariamalaria controlrollback malarianigeria |
| spellingShingle | Olayinka S. Ilesanmi Aanuoluwapo A. Afolabi Opeyemi P. Iyiola Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in Nigeria: Analysis of the Premise Malaria COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey 2020 Population Medicine covid-19 covid-19 control malaria malaria control rollback malaria nigeria |
| title | Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in Nigeria: Analysis of the Premise Malaria COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey 2020 |
| title_full | Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in Nigeria: Analysis of the Premise Malaria COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in Nigeria: Analysis of the Premise Malaria COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in Nigeria: Analysis of the Premise Malaria COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey 2020 |
| title_short | Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in Nigeria: Analysis of the Premise Malaria COVID-19 Health Services Disruption Survey 2020 |
| title_sort | effect of the covid 19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage in nigeria analysis of the premise malaria covid 19 health services disruption survey 2020 |
| topic | covid-19 covid-19 control malaria malaria control rollback malaria nigeria |
| url | http://www.populationmedicine.eu/Effect-of-the-COVID-19-pandemic-on-malaria-intervention-coverage-in-Nigeria-Analysis,141979,0,2.html |
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