COVID-19 pandemic impact on follow-up of child growth and development in Brazil
ObjectivesThis study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the primary health care (PHC) services to follow-up the child growth and development (CGD) in Brazil.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data related visits to assess the growth and development of child...
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| author | Lucas Lima Carneiro Ed Wilson Rodrigues Vieira Elysângela Dittz Duarte Najara Barbosa da Rocha Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez Walmir Caminhas |
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| description | ObjectivesThis study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the primary health care (PHC) services to follow-up the child growth and development (CGD) in Brazil.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data related visits to assess the growth and development of children up to five years between Apr-2017 to Mar-2021. Differences between monthly rate of visits (per thousand inhabitants up to five) during the pandemic (Apr-2020 to Mar-2021) and before (Apr-2017 to Mar-2020) were analyzed using paired t test and control diagrams (averages ± 1.96 standard deviation).ResultsA total of 39,599,313 visits for monitoring CGD was studied. The average monthly rate of visits dropped from 61.34 (per thousand) before the pandemic to 39.70 in the first 12 months of the pandemic (p < 0.001). In all states, except Rio Grande do Sul, there was a significant reduction, with differences ranging from −14.21% in São Paulo to −59.66% in Ceará. The Northeast region was the most impacted, being lower than expected in all 12 first months of pandemic.ConclusionsThe number of visits to follow-up the CGD in PHC in Brazil decreased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, varying over the months and between states and regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c38a73578d214ab5913363cabe4b6a3f2022-12-22T02:38:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602022-11-011010.3389/fped.2022.947493947493COVID-19 pandemic impact on follow-up of child growth and development in BrazilLucas Lima Carneiro0Ed Wilson Rodrigues Vieira1Elysângela Dittz Duarte2Najara Barbosa da Rocha3Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez4Walmir Caminhas5Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilDepartment of Maternal and Child Nursing and Public Health, School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilDepartment of Maternal and Child Nursing and Public Health, School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilDepartment of Maternal and Child Nursing and Public Health, School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilObjectivesThis study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the primary health care (PHC) services to follow-up the child growth and development (CGD) in Brazil.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data related visits to assess the growth and development of children up to five years between Apr-2017 to Mar-2021. Differences between monthly rate of visits (per thousand inhabitants up to five) during the pandemic (Apr-2020 to Mar-2021) and before (Apr-2017 to Mar-2020) were analyzed using paired t test and control diagrams (averages ± 1.96 standard deviation).ResultsA total of 39,599,313 visits for monitoring CGD was studied. The average monthly rate of visits dropped from 61.34 (per thousand) before the pandemic to 39.70 in the first 12 months of the pandemic (p < 0.001). In all states, except Rio Grande do Sul, there was a significant reduction, with differences ranging from −14.21% in São Paulo to −59.66% in Ceará. The Northeast region was the most impacted, being lower than expected in all 12 first months of pandemic.ConclusionsThe number of visits to follow-up the CGD in PHC in Brazil decreased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, varying over the months and between states and regions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.947493/fullCOVID-19pandemicshealth services accessibilitychild caregrowth and development |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Lima Carneiro Ed Wilson Rodrigues Vieira Elysângela Dittz Duarte Najara Barbosa da Rocha Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez Walmir Caminhas COVID-19 pandemic impact on follow-up of child growth and development in Brazil Frontiers in Pediatrics COVID-19 pandemics health services accessibility child care growth and development |
| title | COVID-19 pandemic impact on follow-up of child growth and development in Brazil |
| title_full | COVID-19 pandemic impact on follow-up of child growth and development in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 pandemic impact on follow-up of child growth and development in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 pandemic impact on follow-up of child growth and development in Brazil |
| title_short | COVID-19 pandemic impact on follow-up of child growth and development in Brazil |
| title_sort | covid 19 pandemic impact on follow up of child growth and development in brazil |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemics health services accessibility child care growth and development |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.947493/full |
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