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Table 3 Comparison of the number of outpatient visits by gender before and after the first case of COVID-19, TASH, 2020

From: Trends of follow-up clinic visits and admissions three-months before and during COVID-19 pandemic at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an interrupted time series analysis

Clinics

Average daily visits 3 months before 1st COVID case

Average daily visits 3 months after 1st COVID case.

P-value

Daily mean (±SEM)

95% CI

Daily mean (±SEM)

95% CI

a ART clinic

 Male

13.8 (0.7)

12.3–15.2

12.2 (0.8)

10.5–13.8

0.07

 Female

23.6 (1.0)

21.5–25.6

19.7 (1.3)

17.1–22.3

0.01

Cardiac clinic

 Male

24.5 (2.4)

19.8–29.3

11.8 (1.7)

8.3–15.2

0.00

 Female

37.2 (3.6)

30.0–44.6

17.1 (2.4)

12.3–21.8

0.00

Chest clinic

 Male

13.2 (1.5)

10.1–16.2

7.0 (1.0)

5.0–9.0

0.00

 Female

12.8 (1.6)

9.6–15.9

8.5 (1.3)

6.0–11.0

0.02

Endocrine clinic

 Male

19.0 (3.1)

12.7–25.3

15.1 (2.5)

9.9–20.1

0.16

 Female

23.9 (3.9)

16.0–31.7

17.5 (2.9)

11.6–23.4

0.09

b GI clinic

 Male

2.0 (0.4)

1.3–2.8

1.5 (0.3)

0.8–2.1

0.13

 Female

1.2 (0.2)

0.8–1.7

0.7 (0.2)

0.4–1.1

0.05

c HRIC clinic

 Male

3.3 (0.2)

2.9–3.8

2.0 (0.2)

1.7–2.3

0.00

 Female

2.8 (0.2)

2.3–3.2

1.9 (0.2)

1.6–2.4

0.00

Neurology clinic

 Male

18.7 (1.0)

16.7–20.7

10.7 (0.7)

9.3–12.1

0.00

 Female

11.8 (0.7)

10.5–13.2

6.2 (0.4)

5.3–7.0

0.00

  1. aART Anti Retroviral Treatment, bGI Gastro-Intestinal, cHRIC High Risk Infant Clinic