Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services
Background: COVID-19 disrupted critical public health services globally. It is important to understand how the pandemic affected healthcare service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria to guide planning for future public health crises in the country. Aim: This study aimed to explore how the COVID-19...
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| author | Adeponle O. Adeoye Yewande T. Nejo Chinwe L. Ochu Josephine Bayigga Rodgers R. Ayebare Adedayo O. Faneye Charles O. Adewemimo Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe Prosper Okonkwo Adewale Victor Opayele Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina Ikemefule Rex Uzoma Priscilla Ibekwe Tamrat Shaweno Nebiyu Dereje Francis Kakooza Mosoka Papa Fallah Georgina Njideka Odaibo |
| author_facet | Adeponle O. Adeoye Yewande T. Nejo Chinwe L. Ochu Josephine Bayigga Rodgers R. Ayebare Adedayo O. Faneye Charles O. Adewemimo Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe Prosper Okonkwo Adewale Victor Opayele Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina Ikemefule Rex Uzoma Priscilla Ibekwe Tamrat Shaweno Nebiyu Dereje Francis Kakooza Mosoka Papa Fallah Georgina Njideka Odaibo |
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| description | Background: COVID-19 disrupted critical public health services globally. It is important to understand how the pandemic affected healthcare service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria to guide planning for future public health crises in the country.
Aim: This study aimed to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affected health service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria.
Setting: The study was conducted in Abuja, and Oyo State, Nigeria, in 2023.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional qualitative study that adopted an exploratory study design. Key Informant Interviews were used to elicit information from twenty-eight healthcare stakeholders in relevant government health Ministries and Agencies as well as partners of the government on health. The selection of the stakeholders was done through purposive sampling. Recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim, and analysed using an inductive qualitative data analysis method to generate themes. The data were further organized and analysed using NVivo software version 14.
Results: The findings revealed that COVID-19 negatively affected healthcare service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria. This was due to various factors such as healthcare workers’ unwillingness to provide services, exposed healthcare system gaps that affected service delivery, and the shift of attention and resources to COVID-19. However, the pandemic also presented an opportunity to improve public health infrastructure and health service delivery.
Conclusion: Government needs to maximise the gains from the pandemic to build a resilient health system.
Contribution: This article provides insights for public health policy and planning aimed at enhancing resilience and optimising service delivery during future health crises. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ee4095604744be7906603e27560f96e2025-02-11T13:24:50ZengAOSISJournal of Public Health in Africa2038-99222038-99302025-01-01161e1e910.4102/jphia.v16i1.674788Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health servicesAdeponle O. Adeoye0Yewande T. Nejo1Chinwe L. Ochu2Josephine Bayigga3Rodgers R. Ayebare4Adedayo O. Faneye5Charles O. Adewemimo6Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi7Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe8Prosper Okonkwo9Adewale Victor Opayele10Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi11Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina12Ikemefule Rex Uzoma13Priscilla Ibekwe14Tamrat Shaweno15Nebiyu Dereje16Francis Kakooza17Mosoka Papa Fallah18Georgina Njideka Odaibo19Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of IbadanDepartment of Virology, College of Medicine, University of IbadanNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, AbujaInfectious Diseases Institute, Makerere UniversityInfectious Diseases Institute, Makerere UniversityDepartment of Virology, College of Medicine, University of IbadanDepartment of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of IbadanDepartment of Virology, College of Medicine, University of IbadanDepartment of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of IbadanAPIN Public Health Initiative, AbujaDepartment of Virology, College of Medicine, University of IbadanNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, AbujaNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, AbujaNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, AbujaNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, AbujaAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis AbadaAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis AbadaInfectious Diseases Institute, Makerere UniversityAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis AbadaDepartment of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; and African Forum for Research and Education, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KumasiBackground: COVID-19 disrupted critical public health services globally. It is important to understand how the pandemic affected healthcare service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria to guide planning for future public health crises in the country. Aim: This study aimed to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affected health service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria. Setting: The study was conducted in Abuja, and Oyo State, Nigeria, in 2023. Methods: This was a cross-sectional qualitative study that adopted an exploratory study design. Key Informant Interviews were used to elicit information from twenty-eight healthcare stakeholders in relevant government health Ministries and Agencies as well as partners of the government on health. The selection of the stakeholders was done through purposive sampling. Recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim, and analysed using an inductive qualitative data analysis method to generate themes. The data were further organized and analysed using NVivo software version 14. Results: The findings revealed that COVID-19 negatively affected healthcare service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria. This was due to various factors such as healthcare workers’ unwillingness to provide services, exposed healthcare system gaps that affected service delivery, and the shift of attention and resources to COVID-19. However, the pandemic also presented an opportunity to improve public health infrastructure and health service delivery. Conclusion: Government needs to maximise the gains from the pandemic to build a resilient health system. Contribution: This article provides insights for public health policy and planning aimed at enhancing resilience and optimising service delivery during future health crises.https://publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/674covid-19service deliveryutilisationinfrastructureplanning |
| spellingShingle | Adeponle O. Adeoye Yewande T. Nejo Chinwe L. Ochu Josephine Bayigga Rodgers R. Ayebare Adedayo O. Faneye Charles O. Adewemimo Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe Prosper Okonkwo Adewale Victor Opayele Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina Ikemefule Rex Uzoma Priscilla Ibekwe Tamrat Shaweno Nebiyu Dereje Francis Kakooza Mosoka Papa Fallah Georgina Njideka Odaibo Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services Journal of Public Health in Africa covid-19 service delivery utilisation infrastructure planning |
| title | Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services |
| title_full | Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services |
| title_fullStr | Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services |
| title_short | Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services |
| title_sort | perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in nigeria on the impact of covid 19 on health services |
| topic | covid-19 service delivery utilisation infrastructure planning |
| url | https://publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/674 |
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