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Table 1 Patient visits during baseline period, war, and COVID-19 among inpatient, outpatient, and emergency departments, ACSH, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017–2021 (N = 1,064,340)

From: Impact of a double catastrophe, war and COVID-19, on health service utilization of a tertiary care hospital in Tigray: an interrupted time-series study

Parameter

Intervention

Difference, n (%)

Pre

COVID-19

War

COVID-19 vs. Pre

War vs. Pre

War vs. COVID-19

Inpatient

 

Total number of visits

46,578

7,109

6,248

   

Mean [SD]

1,411[101]

1,016[138]

781[201]

-395(-28.0)

-630(-44.6)

-235(-23.1)

Range

1,256-1,703

782-1,147

346-1,011

   

Outpatient

 

Total number of visits

703,971

78,505

94,057

   

Mean [SD]

21,332[2,860]

11,215[2,457]

11,757[4,355]

-10,117(-47.4)

-9,575 (-44.9)

+ 542(+ 4.8)

Range

16,258 − 28,523

7,973 − 13,943

4,228 − 16,297

   

Emergency

 

Total number of visits

96,144

15,254

16,474

   

Mean [SD]

2,912[447]

2,278[459]

2,059[655]

-634(-21.8)

-853(-29.3)

-219(-9.6)

Range

1,966-3,854

1,522-2,967

825-2,924

   
  1. SD: standard deviation, COVID-19 vs. Pre: mean difference during COVID-19 compared to pre-intervention period, War vs. Pre: mean difference during war compared to pre-intervention period, War vs. COVID-19: mean difference during war compared to the COVID-19 period
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