Joulaei, Hassan and Fatemi, Maryam and Hooshyar, Dariush and Karimi Rouzbahani, Arian (2022) Analyzing delay in referral of pregnant women and children under five years old during the COVID-19 pandemic: Fars Province, Iran. Health Care Women Int.
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The researchers assessed the delay in referral of pregnant women and children under five years old during the COVID-19 pandemic that they require regular healthcare. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 in Fars, Iran. A total of 591 households with pregnant women and children under five years old were recruited, then having delay and the number of their delays in regular visits during the COVID-19 outbreak was asked. A total of 153 children under five years old (51.7%) and 93 pregnant women (31.5%) reported delays in referral. In children, higher age and referral to the family physician and private clinic, and in pregnant women, higher gestational age and pregnancy rank and having health problems (e.g., preeclampsia in the current pregnancy) significantly enhanced the number of delays. Due to the vulnerability of these groups, it is necessary to consider active care for them as a priority at the primary care level.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | samira sepahvandy |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2022 03:48 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Aug 2022 03:48 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lums.ac.ir/id/eprint/3872 |
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