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September 10, 2025BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Establishing the effect of COVID-19 lockdown policy on the utilization of facility-based delivery in Kenya: a multi-method study

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MKMaryBennah N KulobaCSChristoph StrupatTAThit Thit Aye

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Implication

Multi-method analysis reveals lockdown policies did not disrupt maternal health access in Kenya.

Key Points

  • The analysis found no significant overall effect of the lockdown policy on facility-based delivery rates.
  • Comparative results showed an immediate increase of 4.97% in facility-based delivery during lockdown counties.
  • Using a pre-post study design and interrupted time series, the study analyzed data from 2018 to 2020.
  • Context-specific strategies are essential to safeguard maternal healthcare during public health crises.

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Kuloba et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23f1fb210217d64794d58https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13070-4
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