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Utilization of adolescent health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence on impact and adaptations from a rapid assessment survey in the Philippines.
Okunogbe, Adeyemi; Meekins, Meagan; Saalim, Khalida; Conti-Lopez, Mary Angeli; Benabaye, Rosario Marilyn; Mendoza, Ophelia M; Julio, Rio; Stan, Laurentiu; Bisson, Cristina.
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  • Okunogbe A; Global Health Division, RTI International, 701 13th Street, N.W., Suite 750, 20005, Washington, DC, USA. aokunogbe@rti.org.
  • Meekins M; Global Health Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Saalim K; Global Health Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Conti-Lopez MA; USAID ReachHealth Project, RTI International, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  • Benabaye RM; USAID ReachHealth Project, RTI International, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  • Mendoza OM; USAID ReachHealth Project, RTI International, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  • Julio R; USAID ReachHealth Project, RTI International, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  • Stan L; USAID ReachHealth Project, RTI International, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  • Bisson C; Global Health Division, RTI International, 701 13th Street, N.W., Suite 750, 20005, Washington, DC, USA.
BMC Public Health ; 23(1): 493, 2023 03 14.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36918863
BACKGROUND: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many challenges in adolescent health have been exacerbated including increased cases of early marriages, domestic violence, higher rates of anxiety and depression, and reduced access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents. This study examines the impacts of the pandemic on adolescent health services utilization and potential adaptations in the Philippines. METHODS: The data used in this study was from a rapid telephone assessment survey of 148 adolescent-friendly health facilities (rural health units) in the Philippines. We employed a mixed-methods research approach comprising both quantitative and qualitative analyses in three phases. First, we conducted a descriptive analysis of the status of adolescent healthcare access and utilization during COVID-19. Next, we examined using multivariate ordered logistic regressions how staff availability and adolescent health (AH) service provision modalities influenced AH service utilization in terms of the average number of adolescents served per week during compared to before the pandemic. We also conducted a complementing qualitative analysis of the challenges and corresponding adaptive solutions to ensuring continuity of AH services in facilities. RESULTS: We find that two months into the pandemic, 79% of adolescent-friendly trained staff were reporting for duty and 64% of facilities reported no staff disruptions. However, only 13% of facilities were serving the same number of adolescents or greater than before COVID-19. The use of more modalities for AH service provision (including telehealth) by facilities was significantly associated with increased likelihood to report serving the same number of adolescent or greater than before COVID-19 compared to those who used only one modality. CONCLUSION: Investments in multiple modalities of care provision, such as telehealth could improve AH services utilization and help sustain connection with adolescents during shocks, including future outbreaks or other stressors that limit physical access to health facilities.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Servicios de Salud del Adolescente / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Implementation_research Límite: Adolescent / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: BMC Public Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Servicios de Salud del Adolescente / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Implementation_research Límite: Adolescent / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: BMC Public Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido