Assessment of effect of COVID 19 pandemic on the utilization of maternal newborn child health and nutrition services in Somali Region of Ethiopia

Background: Somali Region of Ethiopia recorded the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) pandemic on 26th April 2020. The study aimed to assess the effect of the pandemic on the utilization of maternal newborn, child and nutrition health services. Subjects and Method: This was a retrospec-tive chart review of monthly DHIS database of health facilities in Farfan zone of Somali Region and test of association using t test was used to compare the mean reduction in utilization of maternal and child health services three months before (January - March 2020) and three months during the pandemic (April 2020 to June 2020) at p value set at significant level of 5%. The outcome measure was the utilization of maternal newborn child health and services.