Observational studyBMC public health2025
Evidence of resiliency in maternal health services and outcomes in Kono District, Sierra Leone during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study.
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backgroundFollowing the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, the post-Ebola recovery investments in Wellbody Clinic and Koidu Government Hospital provide an opportunity to conduct a more focused examination of facility-level maternal health services and outcomes in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to describe the use of maternal healthcare services and outcomes in these health facilities before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsThe study involved analysis of routine programme data (March 2019 to February 2022) from two public health facilities supported by Partners In Health Sierra Leone: Koidu Government Hospital and Wellbody Clinic. Aggregated and de-identified secondary data was abstracted using a standardized tool. Descriptive statistics and bivariable negative binomial regression were used to assess the association between time periods ( pre-COVID-19 period [March 2019 to February 2020], during COVID-19 emergency period [March 2020 to February 2021], after COVID-19 emergency period [March 2021 to February 2022) and outcomes (antenatal care visit and facility deliveries).
resultsThe study analyzed 3,204 fourth antenatal care visits and 7,369 deliveries over 36 months at both health facilities. The fourth antenatal care visits (from 947 to 920) and facility deliveries (from 2309 to 2221) decreased during COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID-19. However, maternal (from 32 to 23) and neonatal (36 to 26) deaths declined during COVID-19 compared to the pre-COVID-19 period at Koidu Government Hospital. Regression analysis showed that relative to the period of COVID-19 emergency period, there were no observable difference in the rate of fourth antenatal care visits in the pre-COVID-19 period [IRR = 1.02, 95%CI: 0.61, 1.72] and during the post-COVID-19 emergency period [IRR = 1.45, 95%CI: 0.87, 2.42]. Relative to the COVID-19 emergency period, there was also no difference observed in maternal deliveries: pre-COVID-19 [IRR = 1.03, 95%CI: 0.69, 1.56] and post-COVID-19 emergency [IRR = 1.28, 95%CI: 0.85, 1.92].
conclusionIn Sierra Leone, the resources and efforts directed to the post-Ebola recovery strategy were tested during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study demonstrates the resilience of maternal and neonatal services in two healthcare facilities in a less-affected region of Sierra Leone, to the anticipated disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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