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Impact of the Measures Adopted on the Activities of Economic Operators in the City of Bouake in the Context of a Global Pandemic Disease, 2022

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Background: Since it was declared a global health emergency by the WHO, Covid 19 has cost the world economy almost $90,000 billion. There was no standardized global response to the pandemic. Each country approached the crisis according to its possibilities, knowledge and the hypotheses raised by its epidemiological surveillance services. It has long been essential for decision-makers to consider the trade-off between mortality linked to COVID-19 and the economic costs generated by barrier measures. it was reported that, according to the reference scenario, the combined shocks of COVID-19 should have led to a 34%, 39.1% and 26.2% drop in employment in the informal, formal service and formal market sectors respectively by 2020. In Côte d'Ivoire, all sectors of activity suffered the negative effects of the COVID-19 crisis. The paucity of written information on the impact of COVID-19 on economic operators prompted us to carry out this study in order to fill the gap and improve resilience in the face of this health phenomenon. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the geographical area of the commune of Bouaké from January 15, 2022 to June 10, 2022. Bouaké plays an undeniable role in Côte d'Ivoire's GDP, as it is home to 10% of the country's industries. Any economic operator residing in Bouaké before the start of the pandemic and working in one of the following areas: Transport or Hotels or Catering or Commerce (supermarkets, appliance stores, etc.) or Maquis and bars or Crafts, was included in the study. Results: The subjects, mostly young and operating in the informal sector, had a good knowledge of COVID-19 and its preventive measures; however, the preventive measures decreed by the authorities led to a drop in their sales by half, three-quarters and the whole amount in 33.8%, 23.1% and 20% of cases respectively. No financial compensation was granted in 96.7% of cases. Conclusion: The resilience of economic operators should in no way obscure the difficulties they experienced during the covid19 pandemic.

Published in World Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.wjph.20230803.16
Page(s) 229-236
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COVID-19, Prevention, Economic Operators, Bouaké

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  • Regional Office of the National Institute of Public Hygiene, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Regional Office of the National Institute of Public Hygiene, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Department of Public Health, Alassane Ouattara University, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Regional Office of the National Institute of Public Hygiene, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Regional Office of the National Institute of Public Hygiene, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Regional Office of the National Institute of Public Hygiene, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Medical Sciences Faculty, Alassane Ouattara University, Bouake, Cote d’ivoire

  • Medicine and Specialties, University Hospital of Bouaké, Bouake, Cote d’ivoire

  • Department of Public Health, Alassane Ouattara University, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Regional Office of the National Institute of Public Hygiene, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Directorate of Immunizations Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs, Niamey, Niger

  • Regional Office of the National Institute of Public Hygiene, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Department of Public Health, Alassane Ouattara University, Bouaké, Cote d’ivoire

  • Public Health, Felix Houphouet Boigny University, Abidjan, Cote d’ivoire

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