COVID-19 pandemic effects on neonatal inpatient admissions and mortality: interrupted time series analysis of facilities implementing NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania

The emergence of COVID-19 precipitated containment policies (e.g., lockdowns, school closures, etc.). These policies disrupted healthcare, potentially eroding gains for Sustainable Development Goals including for neonatal mortality. Our analysis aimed to evaluate indirect effects of COVID-19 containment policies on neonatal admissions and mortality in 67 neonatal units across Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania between January 2019 and December 2021.

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Malla, L., Ohuma, E. O., Shabani, J., Ngwala, S., Dosunmu, O., Wainaina, J., Aluvaala, J., Kassim, I., Cross, J. H., Salim, N., Zimba, E., Ezeaka, C., Penzias, R. E., Gathara, D., Tillya, R., Chiume, M., Odedere, O., Lufesi, N., Kawaza, K., … Lawn, J. E. (2024). COVID-19 pandemic effects on neonatal inpatient admissions and mortality: Interrupted time series analysis of facilities implementing NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania. BMC Pediatrics, 23(2), 657. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04873-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04873-1

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