Advanced search
Publication Cover
Pathogens and Global Health Volume 118, 2024 - Issue 3
Submit an article Journal homepage
64
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Articles

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria in pregnancy indicators in Northern Uganda: a joinpoint regression analysis

Francesco Vladimiro Segalaa Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
View further author information
,
Jerry Icthob Health Service Management, Doctors with Africa CAUMM, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
,
Mariangela L’Episcopiac Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyView further author information
,
Emmanuel Onapad Operational Research Unit, St. John’s XXIII Hospital Aber, Jaber, UgandaView further author information
,
Elda De Vitaa Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
,
Roberta Novaraa Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
,
Nelson Olungd Operational Research Unit, St. John’s XXIII Hospital Aber, Jaber, UgandaView further author information
,
Valentina Totaroa Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
,
Lameck Olale Operational Research Unit, African Network for Change, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
,
Giulia Pattia Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
,
Christopher Bingomb Health Service Management, Doctors with Africa CAUMM, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
,
Umberto Farinaf Hygiene Unit, Policlinico Riuniti Foggia Hospital, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyView further author information
,
Roberta Papagnia Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
,
Caroline Agarog Health Office, Oyam District Local Government, Loro, UgandaView further author information
,
Davide Fiore Bavaroa Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
,
James Amoned Operational Research Unit, St. John’s XXIII Hospital Aber, Jaber, UgandaView further author information
,
Giovanni Dall’Oglioh Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padua, ItalyView further author information
,
Benedict Ngolee Operational Research Unit, African Network for Change, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
,
Claudia Marottah Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padua, ItalyView further author information
,
Samuel Okorid Operational Research Unit, St. John’s XXIII Hospital Aber, Jaber, UgandaView further author information
,
Maurizio Zarconei Unità Operativa Complessa di Epidemiologia Clinica con Registro Tumori, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico “Paolo Giaccone”, Palermo, ItalyView further author information
,
Joseph Ogwangd Operational Research Unit, St. John’s XXIII Hospital Aber, Jaber, UgandaView further author information
,
Carlo Severinic Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyView further author information
,
Peter Lochorob Health Service Management, Doctors with Africa CAUMM, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
,
Giovanni Putotob Health Service Management, Doctors with Africa CAUMM, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
,
Annalisa Saracinoa Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
&
Francesco Di Gennaroa Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
 show all
Pages 253-261 | Published online: 23 Oct 2023

References

  • Sahu M, Tediosi F, Noor AM, et al. Health systems and global progress towards malaria elimination, 2000–2016. Malar J. 2020;19(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03208-6
  • Landier J, Parker DM, Thu AM, et al. The role of early detection and treatment in malaria elimination. Malar J. 2016;15(1):363. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1399-y
  • World Health Organization. World malaria report 2021. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021.
  • Tran EE, Cheeks ML, Kakuru A, et al. The impact of gravidity, symptomatology and timing of infection on placental malaria. Malar J. 2020;19(1):227. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03297-3
  • Ministry of Health. Essential maternal and newborn clinical care guidelines for Uganda. Ministry Health Knowledge Manag Portal. Uganda Ministry of Health in May 2022.
  • WHO Guidelines for malaria. 2022 November 25.
  • Tolu LB, Feyissa GT, Jeldu WG. Guidelines and best practice recommendations on reproductive health services provision amid COVID-19 pandemic: scoping review. BMC Public Health. 2021;21(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10346-2
  • Maintaining essential health services: operational guidance for the COVID-19 context: interim guidance. 2020 June 1 [Cited 2023 Apr 24].
  • Uganda Ministry of Health. COVID-19 RESPONSE INFO HUB. 2022 [cited 2022 Oct 2]. https://covid19.gou.go.ug/timeline.html.
  • Mathieu E, Ritchie H, Rodés-Guirao L, et al. Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) - Uganda country profile. Our World Data. 2020. https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/uganda.
  • Uganda - Malaria indicator survey 2018 -2019. 2022 [cited 2022 Jun 6]. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/3700.
  • Namuganga JF, Briggs J, Roh ME, et al. Impact of COVID-19 on routine malaria indicators in rural Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis. Malar J. 2021;20(1):475. doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-04018-0
  • Segala FV, Di Gennaro F, Ictho J, et al. Impact of antimalarial resistance and COVID-19 pandemic on malaria care among pregnant women in Northern Uganda (ERASE): protocol of a prospective observational study. BMC Infect Dis. 2022;22(1):668. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07645-3
  • Uganda Clinical Guidelines. Ministry of health knowledge management portal. 2016 [cited 2021 Nov 12]. http://library.health.go.ug/publications/guidelines/uganda-clinical-guidelines-2016.
  • Joinpoint Regression Program. 2023 [cited 2023 May 3]. https://surveillance.cancer.gov/joinpoint/.
  • Kigozi SP, Kigozi RN, Sebuguzi CM, et al. Spatial-temporal patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda using HMIS data from 2015 to 2019. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):1913. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-10007-w
  • Raouf S, Mpimbaza A, Kigozi R, et al. Resurgence of malaria following discontinuation of indoor residual spraying of insecticide in an area of Uganda with previously high-transmission intensity. Clin Infect Dis Off Publ Infect Dis Soc Am. 2017;65(3):453–460. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix251
  • Burt JF, Ouma J, Lubyayi L, et al. Indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal, neonatal, child, sexual and reproductive health services in Kampala, Uganda. BMJ Glob Health. 2021;6(8):e006102. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006102
  • Taremwa IM, Ashaba S, Kyarisiima R, et al. Treatment-seeking and uptake of malaria prevention strategies among pregnant women and caregivers of children under-five years during COVID-19 pandemic in rural communities in South West Uganda: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):373. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12771-3
  • Amimo F, Lambert B, Magit A, et al. Plasmodium falciparum resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Africa: a systematic analysis of national trends. BMJ Glob Health. 2020;5(11):e003217. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003217
  • Pan J, Zhan C, Yuan T, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infectious disease hospitalizations of neonates at a tertiary academic hospital: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2022;22(1):206. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07211-x
  • World Health Organization. Global tuberculosis report 2021. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021.
  • Downey LE, Gadsden T, Vilas VDR, et al. The impact of COVID-19 on essential health service provision for endemic infectious diseases in the South-East Asia region: a systematic review. The Lancet Reg Health - Southeast Asia. 2022;1:1. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2022.04.007
  • Inzaule SC, Ondoa P, Loembe MM, et al. COVID-19 and indirect health implications in Africa: impact, mitigation measures, and lessons learned for improved disease control. PLOS Med. 2021;18(6):e1003666. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003666
  • Msemburi W, Karlinsky A, Knutson V, et al. The WHO estimates of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature. 2023;613(7942):130–137. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05522-2
  • Heuschen AK, Abdul-Mumin A, Adokiya M, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria cases in health facilities in northern Ghana: a retrospective analysis of routine surveillance data. Malar J. 2022;21(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04154-1
  • Rutaremwa G, Wandera SO, Jhamba T, et al. Determinants of maternal health services utilization in Uganda. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015;15(1):271. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0943-8
  • Uwambaye P, Nyiringango G, Musabwasoni SMG, et al. COVID-19 pandemic: adaptation in antenatal care for better pregnancy outcomes. Front Glob Womens Health. 2020;1:1. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2020.599327
  • Rogerson SJ, Desai M, Mayor A, et al. Burden, pathology, and costs of malaria in pregnancy: new developments for an old problem. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018;18:e107–18. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30066-5

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.