Koenraad Van Braeckel, Phillipa R Butcher, Reint H Geuze, Marijtje A J van Duijn, A F Bos, Anke Bouma
Difference rather than delay in development of elementary visuomotor processes in children born preterm without cerebral palsy: a quasi-longitudinal study
Neuropsychology
covid19 pandemic significantly affected access healthcare services particularly among individuals living noncommunicable diseases ncds require regular healthcare visits studies suggest knowledge specific disease closely linked ability access services condition preparation future conducted study assess knowledge ncds access healthcare services among adults residing rural areas covid19 pandemic conducted communitybased crosssectional study rural tanzania october 2022 months end third wave covid19 pandemic total 689 community residents participated study level knowledge ncds assessed using 11item likert questionnaire later dichotomized adequate inadequate levels knowledge addition access healthcare assessed pandemic summarized results using descriptive statistics logistic regression applied determine factors associated adequate levels knowledge ncds statistical tests twosided pvalue 005 considered statistically significant data analyses performed using spss among 689 participants half 369 55 adequate knowledge whether disease ncd specifically 495 738 465 693 349 52 knew hypertension diabetes mellitus stroke ncds 424 632 know uti ncd interviewed participants 75 112 least one ncd covid19 pandemic majority 57 722 accessed healthcare services nearby health facilities followed traditional healers 10 127 community drug outlets 8 101 residence education level found significantly associated knowledge ncds among participants study revealed community moderate level knowledge ncds covid19 pandemic outbreaks people living ncd relied nearby health facilities obtain healthcare services health system preparedness response pandemics take account empowering community members understand ncd care continuously needed even pandemic times advocate qualitative study explore contextual factors influencing knowledge ncds access healthcare services beyond big domains education residence