The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Utilization of Outdoor Services at Secondary Care Hospitals of Punjab, Pakistan

The International Journal of Frontier Sciences Pub Date : 2020-07-04 DOI:10.37978/tijfs.v4i2.255

Atiq-ur Rahman, M. Imran, Z. Yasmeen, M. Irshad

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Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the effects of COVID-19 and lockdown on OPD services. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) and Tehsil Headquarter (THQ) Hospitals of District Layyah. The data was collected from one DHQ hospital and six THQ hospitals. The OPD data of three years (the years 2018 to 2020) was extracted from District Health Information System (DHIS). Trends of outpatients’ flow during months of March and April of three years were taken. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. RESULTS: The COVID-19 pandemic was declared by World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, and all countries started lockdown nationwide which imposed a major impact on all areas of life. Fear of coronavirus spread and lockdown resulted in significant reduction in number of patients at outdoor services. In our study, we analyzed outdoor services of seven hospitals of district Layyah - one DHQ hospital and six THQ hospitals. Conclusion: Fear of coronavirus spread and lockdown resulted in significant reduction in number of patients at outdoor services.

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目的:本研究的目的是评估COVID-19和封锁对门诊服务的影响。材料与方法:在Layyah区总部医院(DHQ)和Tehsil总部医院(THQ)进行横断面研究。数据从一家DHQ医院和六家THQ医院收集。从区卫生信息系统(DHIS)中提取2018 - 2020年3年的门诊数据。取3年3月和4月的门诊流量趋势。数据采用SPSS version 24进行分析。结果:2020年3月11日，世界卫生组织宣布新冠肺炎大流行，各国开始在全国范围内实施封锁，对生活的各个领域都产生了重大影响。对冠状病毒传播的恐惧和封锁导致户外服务的患者人数大幅减少。在我们的研究中，我们分析了七家医院的户外服务-一家DHQ医院和六家THQ医院。结论:对冠状病毒传播的恐惧和封锁导致户外服务的患者人数大幅减少。

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