Quantifying the effects of attacks on health facilities on health service use in Northwest Syria: a case time series study from 2017 to 2019
Ryan Burbach,
Hannah Tappis,
Aula Abbara
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThroughout the Syrian conflict, the Syrian government has intentionally attacked health facilities, violating International Humanitarian Law. Previous studies have qualitatively described health system disruptions following attacks on healthcare or established associations between armed conflict and health service utilisation, but there are no quantitative studies exploring the effects of health facility attacks. Our unprecedented study addresses this gap by quantifying the effects of health facility… Show more
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