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Table 6.

Interrupted Time Series results: impact of COVID-19 on routine health services and health outcomes in refugee settlements in Uganda, by region, January 1, 2017 – March 31, 2021

	West Nile				Center				South
	IRR^a immediate effect [95% CI^b]	p-value	IRR^a change in trend [95% CI^b]	p-value	IRR^a immediate effect [95% CI^b]	p-value	IRR^a change in trend [95% CI^b]	p-value	IRR^a immediate effect [95% CI^b]	p-value	IRRa change in trend [95% CIb]	p-value
Health utilization rate	0.953 [0.687 – 1.322]	0.774	1.042 [0.947 – 1.147]	0.394	0.773 [0.509 – 1.175]	0.228	1.019 [0.894 – 1.161]	0.780	1.033 [0.789 – 1.352]	0.814	0.972 [0.910 – 1.039]	0.405
Mortality rate	1.649 [0.881 – 3.088]	0.118	0.891 [0.781 – 1.016]	0.086	0.746 [0.324 – 1.717]	0.490	0.989 [0.875 – 1.119]	0.866	0.847 [0.514 – 1.396]	0.515	0.906 [0.842 – 0.975]	0.009
Maternal and reproductive health
ANC1^c coverage	1.106 [0.842 – 1.453]	0.469	0.996 [0.952 – 1.042]	0.854	1.074 [0.657 – 1.754]	0.776	1.006 [0.892 – 1.134]	0.926	1.069 [0.817 – 1.397]	0.627	0.977 [0.946 – 1.010]	0.175
Skilled delivery coverage	0.907 [0.605 – 1.360]	0.636	1.060 [0.908 – 1.237]	0.460	0.995 [0.754 – 1.313]	0.970	0.983 [0.944 – 1.025]	0.428	0.941 [0.693 – 1.278]	0.697	0.986 [0.925 – 1.052]	0.678
Contraceptive prevalence	0.929 [0.615 – 1.403]	0.725	1.040 [0.975 – 1.109]	0.234	1.070 [0.545 – 2.100]	0.845	0.980 [0.860 – 1.117]	0.762	1.100 [0.696 – 1.739]	0.682	1.004 [0.846 – 1.191]	0.966
Child Health
DPT1^d Vaccination coverage	0.931 [0.774 – 1.120]	0.449	1.054 [0.987 – 1.126]	0.117	0.919 [0.667 – 1.265]	0.604	0.998 [0.960 – 1.038]	0.930	1.092 [0.898 – 1.328]	0.377	1.012 [0.982 – 1.042]	0.447
Infectious diseases
URTI^e rate	0.867 [0.650 – 1.157]	0.332	1.059 [0.999 – 1.122]	0.052	0.926 [0.550 – 1.558]	0.771	1.033 [0.927 – 1.151]	0.560	0.739 [0.554 – 0.988]	0.041	1.044 [0.997 – 1.094]	0.068
LRTI^f rate	0.448 [0.348 – 0.575]	< 0.001	1.035 [1.003 – 1.067]	0.031	0.694 [0.264 – 1.828]	0.460	1.023 [0.742 – 1.408]	0.891	0.839 [0.581 – 1.211]	0.348	0.990 [0.877 – 1.117]	0.867
All RTI^g rate	0.666 [0.517 – 0.858]	0.002	1.044 [0.983 – 1.108]	0.163	0.729 [0.424 – 1.256]	0.255	1.034 [0.893 – 1.197]	0.655	0.699 [0.555 – 0.880]	0.002	1.032 [1.000 – 1.065]	0.050
Malaria rate	0.838 [0.519 – 1.352]	0.469	1.079 [0.977 – 1.191]	0.133	0.527 [0.326 – 0.851]	0.009	1.019 [0.911 – 1.140]	0.743	1.070 [0.551 – 2.080]	0.842	0.955 [0.839 – 1.086]	0.481
Diarrhea rate	0.835 [0.564 – 1.236]	0.368	1.038 [0.917 – 1.176]	0.555	0.951 [0.325 – 2.784]	0.927	1.093 [0.779 – 1.534]	0.606	0.966 [0.716 – 1.303]	0.821	1.009 [0.961 – 1.060]	0.709

Bold results indicate a statistically significant result (confidence interval does not include 1)

Acronyms: ^a IRR Incidence rate ratio, ^b CI Confidence interval, ^c ANC1 First antenatal care visit, ^d DPT1 First dose of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus vaccine, ^e URTI Upper respiratory tract infection, ^f LRTI Lower respiratory tract infection, ^g RTI Respiratory tract infection