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When epidemics break out and public health emergencies are declared, people shy away from seeking care for other conditions. This may seem counter-intuitive at first glance. But it makes sense. Ordinary life is disrupted, so visiting a clinic for a routine checkup becomes harder. People are afraid they’ll contract the virus or disease that’s driving the epidemic – especially in health facilities. The results are predictably grim.
We obtained data on human movement in Kenya during the pandemic period from Google and Facebook., The Google mobility anonymised data were used to estimate the within-county human mobility. This estimate was done by comparing visits to specific categories of locations (eg, retail shops, parks, workplaces, residential areas, and public transport areas) during the pre-pandemic period (baseline) and the pandemic period.
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