“…Disruptions in the supply and use of essential health services (outpatient consultation, hospitalization of patients, delivery in the presence of qualified personnel, treatment of confirmed cases of malaria and vaccinations) during EVD epidemics were well documented [ 9 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ]. These disruptions were due to health workers’ fears of contracting EVD [ 39 ], community distrust of health workers and limited availability of health services in health care facilities [ 46 ] or the closure of some health facilities [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ...…”