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Table 2 Number of follow-up visits and admissions before and during COVID-19, and percentage reduction, TASH, 2020

From: Trends of follow-up clinic visits and admissions three-months before and during COVID-19 pandemic at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an interrupted time series analysis

Characteristics

Pre-COVID-19

Total

During-COVID-19

Total

aPercent (%) reduction

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Follow-up clinics

 Neurology

599

643

467

1709

275

265

247

787

− 53.9

 Cardiac

511

618

422

1551

288

260

206

754

−51.4

 Hema. - Oncology

481

525

582

1588

449

460

465

1374

−13.5

 Pediatric - ART

296

337

264

897

127

152

149

428

−52.3

 Endocrine

251

238

269

758

222

205

139

566

−25.3

 HRIC

226

110

196

532

125

130

133

388

−27.1

 Renal

123

128

124

375

38

40

42

120

−68.0

 Gastro-intestinal

110

71

126

307

88

58

34

180

− 41.4

2019/20 (Overall visit) Total

2597

2670

2450

7717

1612

1570

1415

4597

−40.4

2019/20 (Ped. ER admission)

406

421

398

1225

200

212

150

562

−54.1

2019/20 (Ped. Ward admission)

532

535

469

1536

460

480

370

1310

−14.7

2019/20 (Adult ward admission)

173

181

195

549

185

164

162

511

−6.9

Overall admission

1111

1137

1062

3310

845

856

682

2383

−28.0

  1. aPercentage Changes in follow-up clinics visits & admission