Table 3.
Perception and Impacts of the ERRH Closure by Disease
| Diabetes/Hypertension (n= 51) n (%) | TB (n= 51) n (%) | HIV (n= 50) n (%) | Mental Health (n= 50) n (%) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n= 202) n (%) | P-value | |||||
| Aware of the ERRH service disruption | ||||||
| No | 5 (9.8) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.0) | 9 (4.5) | 0.079 |
| Yes | 46 (90.2) | 50 (98.0) | 50 (100.0) | 47 (94.0) | 193 (95.5) | |
| Acceptance of ERRH service disruption | ||||||
| Cannot accept | 10 (19.6) | 7 (13.7) | 2 (4.0) | 2 (4.0) | 21 (10.4) | <0.001 |
| Should accept as COVID19 measures | 7 (13.7) | 2 (3.9) | 16 (32.0) | 3 (6.0) | 28 (13.9) | |
| Assign alternative health facility | 34 (66.7) | 42 (82.4) | 32 (64.0) | 45 (90.0) | 153 (75.7) | |
| Difficulty in accessing health services | ||||||
| Transportation unavailable | 36 (70.6) | 36 (70.6) | 40 (80.0) | 36 (72.0) | 148 (73.3) | 0.666 |
| Transportation cost | 21 (41.2) | 9 (17.6) | 39 (78.0) | 34 (68.0) | 103 (51.0) | <0.001 |
| Fear of catching COVID-19 at health facility | 38 (74.5) | 18 (35.3) | 26 (52.0) | 25 (50.0) | 107 (53.0) | 0.001 |
| Health care expenditure | ||||||
| Not increased | 1 (2.0) | 3 (5.9) | 3 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (3.5) | <0.001 |
| Somehow increased | 1 (2.0) | 13 (25.5) | 17 (34.0) | 4 (8.0) | 35 (17.3) | |
| More than doubled | 49 (96.1) | 35 (68.6) | 30 (60.0) | 46 (92.0) | 160 (79.2) | |
| Alternative health care | ||||||
| Health center IV | 2 (3.9) | 5 (9.8) | 6 (12.0) | 8 (16.0) | 21 (10.4) | 0.247 |
| Health center III | 0 (0.0) | 9 (17.7) | 4 (8.0) | 12 (24.0) | 25 (12.4) | 0.001 |
| Health center II | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 6 (12.0) | 8 (4.0) | 0.009 |
| ERRH outreach services | 8 (15.7) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (18.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (8.4) | <0.001 |
| Private hospital in Entebbe | 3 (5.9) | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2.0) | 9 (18.0) | 15 (7.4) | 0.010 |
| Hospital in Kampala | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0.395 |
| Private clinic | 21 (41.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.0) | 11 (22.0) | 34 (16.8) | <0.001 |
| Visiting healthcare worker | 2 (3.9) | 4 (7.8) | 15 (30.0) | 9 (18.0) | 30 (14.8) | 0.001 |
| Buying drug at store | 19 (37.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (72.0) | 55 (27.2) | <0.001 |
| Discontinued health care | 4 (7.8) | 22 (48.1) | 8 (16.0) | 2 (4.0) | 36 (17.8) | <0.001 |
| Health condition | ||||||
| No change/getting better | 7 (13.7) | 1 (2.0) | 6 (12.0) | 7 (14.0) | 21 (10.4) | 0.535 |
| Worse | 27 (52.9) | 30 (58.8) | 25 (50.0) | 23 (46.0) | 105 (52.0) | |
| Extremely worse | 17 (33.3) | 19 (37.3) | 19 (38.0) | 20 (40.0) | 75 (37.1) | |
| Do not know | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | |
Abbreviations: TB, tuberculosis; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ERRH, Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital.