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Effect of Ebola virus disease on maternal and child health services in Guinea: a retrospective observational cohort study

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Delamou A, El Ayadi AM, Sidibe S et al.

Full Citation:

Delamou A, El Ayadi AM, Sidibe S et al. 2017. Effect of Ebola virus disease on maternal and child health services in Guinea: a retrospective observational cohort study. Lancet Global Health. 5(4).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Disease outbreaks can have a negative impact on the availability and use of critical health services.

Key Evidence: During and after the Ebola epidemic in a hard-hit region of Guinea, the increasing trend of child vaccination coverage was reversed resulting in a significant decrease in coverage for most vaccines. Despite an uptick immediately following the end of the outbreak, the downward trend continued or plateaued for all vaccines.