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Table 1 General effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on general health and malaria control in Ghana: a qualitative study with mothers and health care professionals

 

Health care professionals

Mothers

Finances, livelihood and food security

Change in workload

Stigmatization

Loss of income

Over-dependence on male reference persons

High costs of living

Dropout of school and further education (children & mothers)

Health service provision

Staff shortage

Lack of PPE

Limited outreach to rural communities

Reduced health care funding

Limited accessible health services

Inability to buy medications, PPE, pay for transportation

Education and hygiene

Misinformation about COVID-19

Increased health education about COVID-19

Impaired control and information on non-COVID-19 diseases

Improved personal & environmental hygiene

Inadequate education on non-COVID-19 diseases

  1. PPE personal protective equipment