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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and response on the utilisation of health services in public facilities during the first wave in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Celestin Hategeka
Grégoire Lurton
Eric Nyambu Katanga
Dieudonné Kazadi Mwamba
Esther van Kleef
Faustin Chenge
Veerle Vanlerberghe
Simone Carter
Serge Mayaka
Karen A. Grépin

2021101 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in important reductions in health service utilisation in Kinshasa, particularly Gombe. Lifting of lockdown led to a rebound in the level of health service use but it remained lower than prepandemic levels.

Research topics

Global Maternal and Child Health
Healthcare Systems and Reforms
COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Sustainable Development Goals

3Good Health and Well-being

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005955

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