Assessment of Suspected COVID-19 Deaths in Nonhealthcare Settings in Côte d'Ivoire, March 11 to July 31, 2020.

According to hospital records, 5 months after reporting its first case of COVID-19, Côte d'Ivoire reported only 102 deaths. We conducted a community mortality survey in the 13 districts where 95% of COVID-19 cases were reported to assess COVID-19 mortality in nonhealthcare settings. To identify suspected COVID-19 deaths in communities, we used data from social and administrative institutions, such as police and fire departments, funeral homes, and places of worship, whose functions include providing services related to deaths.

[The quality of immunization services in community centers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire].

In addition to health care centers, other institutions such as community centers are also involved in providing immunization services, the purpose being to address the inadequate provision of services in this area. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of immunization services provided by non-medical staff. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted over the course of two months in the 15 public community centers providing immunization services in Abidjan.

[Epidemiology of induced abortion in Côte d'Ivoire].

The objective of this study was to examine induced abortion in Côte d'Ivoire. A nationwide cross-sectional descriptive study of induced abortion was carried out in 2007 among 3,057 women aged 15-49 years. The study showed that induced abortion is a widespread practice in Côte d'Ivoire, with a prevalence estimated at 42.

[Adherence to rabies vaccine treatment for people exposed to rabies in Abidjan (Côte d' Ivoire)].

This descriptive retrospective study ran from August 2003 to December 2003 at the Rabies Center of the National Institute of Public Health in Abidjan. It covers subjects at risk of rabies transmission during 2004. Identification of participants in the study was made via a census of patients consulting the rabies clinic: a total of 533 subjects were included, predominantly male (54.