Effect of Covid-19 on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana. Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
The study reveals that Covid-19 led to a decrease in utilization of healthcare which affected pregnant women and newborn care as well. It was evident from the results that community-based healthcare is more resilient and efficient in delivering healthcare amidst the pandemic. In our quest to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030, Ghana's health system should improve on the community-based healthcare system and include technology in its healthcare delivery for the people.
Authors
- Edward Nketiah‐Amponsah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-1983)
- Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng
- Mylène Lagarde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5713-2659)
- Emmanuel Opoku-Asante
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311277
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22