Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on mother and child health – the case of Ghana
Government responded to COVID-19 using different strategies however the policy response resulted in both intended and unintended consequences especially for women and children in Ghana. It is recommended that national policy directions should ensure the continuous provision of child and maternal healthcare services which are essential health services during lockdowns.
Authors
- Adwoa Asante-Poku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8929-193X)
- Daniel Kwame Ampofo Adjei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4923-7979)
- Dorothy Yeboah‐Manu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-6287)
- David McCoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7305-8594)
- Prince Asare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0673-5967)
- A. Gadzekpo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7461-2980)
- Eric Koka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9683-1444)
- Diana Sebbie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-1546)
- Emmanuel Narh
- Ishaque Mintah Siam
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health (MY)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20264-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation