Interrupted Access to and Use of Family Planning Among Youth in a Community-Based Service in Zimbabwe During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Mavodza, Constancia V; Bernays, Sarah; Mackworth-Young, Constance RS; Nyamwanza, Rangarirayi; Nzombe, Portia; Dauya, Ethel; Dziva Chikwari, Chido; Tembo, Mandikudza; Apollo, Tsitsi; Mugurungi, Owen; +4 more... Madzima, Bernard; Kranzer, Katharina; Abbas Ferrand, Rashida; Busza, Joanna; (2022) Interrupted Access to and Use of Family Planning Among Youth in a Community-Based Service in Zimbabwe During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Studies in family planning, 53 (3). pp. 393-415. ISSN 0039-3665 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.12203

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious impacts on economic, social, and health systems, and fragile public health systems have become overburdened in many countries, exacerbating existing service delivery challenges. This study describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family planning services within a community-based integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health intervention for youth aged 16-24 years being trialled in Zimbabwe (CHIEDZA). It examines the experiences of health providers and clients in relation to how the first year of the pandemic affected access to and use of contraceptives.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Public Health and Policy > Public Health, Environments and Society Faculty of Public Health and Policy > Dept of Global Health and Development Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health (2023-) Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Clinical Research
Research Centre	?? XZIM ?? Covid-19 Research Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH)
PubMed ID	35731634
Elements ID	180917