Analysis of Indicators of Morbidity and Care Activities in a Health Center Within the Sanitary Cordon in Benin in the Context of COVID-19

Padonou Setondji Geraud Romeo; Kedote Nonvignon Marius; Wachinou Ablo Prudence; Darboux Joaquin; Dele Greg; Sopoh Ghislain; Hinson Antoine Vickey; Ayelo Paul; Aguemon Badirou

doi:doi:10.11648/j.cajph.20220803.13

Analysis of Indicators of Morbidity and Care Activities in a Health Center Within the Sanitary Cordon in Benin in the Context of COVID-19

Padonou Setondji Geraud Romeo, Kedote Nonvignon Marius, Wachinou Ablo Prudence, Darboux Joaquin, Dele Greg, Sopoh Ghislain, Hinson Antoine Vickey, Ayelo Paul, Aguemon Badirou

Published in Central African Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 3)

Received: 30 April 2022 Accepted: 18 May 2022 Published: 26 May 2022

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Background: Response measures to the COVID-19 epidemic such as containment or sanitary cordon have had an impact on the health system. Methods: In an intra-cordon health center in Cotonou Benin, data on morbidity, health services and care indicators were collected and compared 10 months before COVID and 10 months during. A linear regression model was made. Results: During COVID, a significant increase in the number of women attending prenatal consultations was observed [77.30; 0.001] and significant decrease in the average number of malaria cases [-22.20; 0.008]. And non-significant negative effects on acute respiratory infections, sexually transmitted infections and diarrheal diseases identified. Conclusion: The establishment of a cordon sanitaire to contain the spread of COVID has had an impact on the functioning of the health system. This has led to a restriction of population movements, which has also affected health workers. The observed effects do not necessarily mean fewer diseases. Health centers were perceived by the public as places where the risk of contamination was higher, which led to their fear of traveling unless necessary. Strengthening strategies had to be put in place to maintain the accessibility of care to the population.

Published in	Central African Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.cajph.20220803.13
Page(s)	103-109
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Sanitary Cordon, COVID, Health System

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Padonou Setondji Geraud Romeo; Kedote Nonvignon Marius; Wachinou Ablo Prudence; Darboux Joaquin; Dele Greg, et al. Analysis of Indicators of Morbidity and Care Activities in a Health Center Within the Sanitary Cordon in Benin in the Context of COVID-19. Cent. Afr. J. Public Health 2022, 8(3), 103-109. doi: 10.11648/j.cajph.20220803.13

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Padonou Setondji Geraud Romeo, Kedote Nonvignon Marius, Wachinou Ablo Prudence, Darboux Joaquin, Dele Greg, et al. Analysis of Indicators of Morbidity and Care Activities in a Health Center Within the Sanitary Cordon in Benin in the Context of COVID-19. Cent Afr J Public Health. 2022;8(3):103-109. doi: 10.11648/j.cajph.20220803.13

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Padonou Setondji Geraud Romeo

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Kedote Nonvignon Marius

Regional Institute of Public Health Comlan Alfred Quenum, University of Abomey-Calavi, Ouidah, Benin
Wachinou Ablo Prudence

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Darboux Joaquin

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Dele Greg

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Sopoh Ghislain

Regional Institute of Public Health Comlan Alfred Quenum, University of Abomey-Calavi, Ouidah, Benin
Hinson Antoine Vickey

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Ayelo Paul

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Aguemon Badirou

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin

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Padonou Setondji Geraud Romeo, Kedote Nonvignon Marius, Wachinou Ablo Prudence, Darboux Joaquin, Dele Greg, et al. Analysis of Indicators of Morbidity and Care Activities in a Health Center Within the Sanitary Cordon in Benin in the Context of COVID-19. Cent Afr J Public Health. 2022;8(3):103-109. doi: 10.11648/j.cajph.20220803.13

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AU  - Wachinou Ablo Prudence
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