Abstract
Kenya reported its first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in March 2020. Pandemics may disrupt provision of essential health services. This study sought to find out if the COVID-19 outbreak had any effect on reported paediatric workload in Kenya. Aggregate workload data for 12 months before COVID-19 outbreak and 12 months of the COVID-19 outbreak were extracted from the Kenya Health Information System and negative binomial regression conducted. A significant decline was observed across all indicators. Paediatric clinics attendance declined by 36%, paediatric admissions by 31.4%, outpatient attendance by 28.7%, and child wellness clinics attendance by 10.3%. In outpatient attendance, the five conditions with the highest attendance reported a decline ranging from 17.3% to 33.8%. COVID-19 partially disrupted essential health services among children in Kenya. Children in need of specialized treatment were more disadvantaged.
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