Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011
THEME ISSUE
CHOLERA IN HAITI
Dispatch
Rapid Assessment of Cholera-related Deaths, Artibonite Department, Haiti, 2010
Janell A. Routh
, Anagha Loharikar1, Marie-Délivrance Bernadette Fouché, Emily J. Cartwright2, Sharon L. Roy, Elizabeth Ailes, W. Roodly Archer, Jordan W. Tappero, Thierry H. Roels, Georges Dahourou, and Robert E. Quick
, Anagha Loharikar1, Marie-Délivrance Bernadette Fouché, Emily J. Cartwright2, Sharon L. Roy, Elizabeth Ailes, W. Roodly Archer, Jordan W. Tappero, Thierry H. Roels, Georges Dahourou, and Robert E. Quick
Table 1
Reported cholera treatment received at home for health facility versus community decedents, Haiti, October–November 2010*
| ORS use | Health facility decedent, no. (%), n = 48 | Community decedent, no. (%), n = 39 | Total, no. (%), n = 87 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORS used at home | 23 (48) | 9 (23) | 32 (37) |
| Place from which ORS was obtained | |||
| Health center | 15 (65) | 5 (56) | 20 (63) |
| Pharmacy | 0 | 1 (11) | 1 (3) |
| Red Cross/nongovernment organization | 5 (22) | 0 | 5 (16) |
| Friend | 3 (13) | 3 (13) | 6 (19) |
| ORS sachets observed | 16 (35) | 13 (35) |
29 (33)
*Health facility decedent, cholera case-patient who died in a health facility; community decedent, cholera case-patient who died at home or en route to a health facility; ORS, oral rehydration solution. |
*Health facility decedent, cholera case-patient who died in a health facility; community decedent, cholera case-patient who died at home or en route to a health facility; ORS, oral rehydration solution.
1Current affiliation: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2Current affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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