Disruptions in maternal health service use during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: experiences from 37 health facilities in low-income and middle-income countries.

The COVID-19 pandemic has heterogeneously affected use of basic health services worldwide, with disruptions in some countries beginning in the early stages of the emergency in March 2020. These disruptions have occurred on both the supply and demand sides of healthcare, and have often been related to resource shortages to provide care and lower patient turnout associated with mobility restrictions and fear of contracting COVID-19 at facilities. In this paper, we assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of maternal health services using a time series modelling approach developed to monitor health service use during the pandemic using routinely collected health information systems data.

HIV Mother-to-Child Transmission in Cameroon: EID Positivity Yields and Key Risk Factors by Health Service Points After Usage of POC EID Systems.

Background: Most HIV-exposed infants access early infant diagnosis (EID) through the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) service points. However, there are limited data on HIV positivity in non-PMTCT health care settings (pediatric wards, emergency departments, outpatient departments, tuberculosis clinics, etc.).

Factors influencing the performance of routine immunization in urban areas: A comparative case study of two cities in Cameroon: Douala and Yaoundé.

Urban areas are often omitted from investigations on immunization because the published literature tends to focus on rural settings. The two largest cities in Cameroon - Douala and Yaoundé - are the main drivers of the high number of unvaccinated children in Cameroon. The objective of our study was to identify the factors influencing vaccine incompleteness in Douala and Yaoundé in children (12-23 months of age).