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University of Sfax
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Lessons learned from COVID-19 impact of pandemic on children with neurological disorders in Sfax, Tunisia Salma Zouari Mallouli; Sahar Najjar; Fatma Kamoun Feki; Olfa Jallouli; Sihem Ben Nsir; Wafa Bouchaala; Matilde Leonardi; Chahnez Charfi Triki
International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 12, No 1: March 2023
Publisher : Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v12i1.21940

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To record the experience of caregivers for neurologically impaired children during the lockdown periods. Data from 286 children's caregivers were collected through an administered questionnaire to record: access to care services during the lockdown periods, causes underlying loss of access to care, mitigations adopted by caregivers and patients’ outcomes. The mean age of children was 8.11 years-old and sex ratio (F/M) was 0.66. They were mainly followed-up for epilepsy or epileptic encephalopathy (53%) and cerebral palsy (21%). During the lockdown periods, caregivers reported that 45% of children had no access to healthcare majorly for neurorehabilitation (76.7%) and medicines (70.7%). Most caregivers (36%) related limitations in access to fear from catching the virus. The majority resorted to continuation of the same treatment via primary healthcare facilities (41%) and postponement of their appointments (24%). Our results show that access to healthcare for children with neurological disorders was deeply disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The already precarious health systems’ infrastructures might have been the main causes for this and should be thus considered in the health policy and planing.
Co-Authors Chahnez Charfi Triki Fatma Kamoun Feki Matilde Leonardi Olfa Jallouli Salma Zouari Mallouli Sihem Ben Nsir Wafa Bouchaala