Table III.

Factors affecting hospital attendance during the pandemic (n=221).

What prevented you from going to the hospital in time during this COVID-19 pandemic?	Frequency (%)
Fear that you will test positive for COVID-19	68 (30.8)
Fear that you might get COVID-19 from the hospital	131 (59.3)
Fear that your symptoms may be COVID-related	50 (22.6)
Movement restrictions due to curfews or lockdowns	159 (71.9)
Advice from the hospital to stay away from the hospital except in emergency	3 (1.4)
COVID-19 protocol put in place were too stringent	2 (0.9)
Doctors' strike action and closed clinics	5 (2.3)
Was outside Ibadan	2 (0.9)