Table 2.

Gantt chart for the activities planned in the study.

Activities planned	First year					Second year
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1		Q2	Q3	Q4
Preparatory phase (desk review, recruitment of staff, and orientation of staff with the study objectives)	✓	✓
Pilot-testing of the baseline assessment tool, training of staff, key informant interviews with stakeholders, and development of the implementation plan		✓	✓
Implementation of interventions, including a Training of Trainers workshop, orientation of stakeholders on the functioning of CRVSa, training of physicians in MCCDb, training of community health workers, and sensitization of key stakeholders				✓	✓		✓
Monitoring, process evaluation, and endline assessment							✓	✓
Analysis, discussion with stakeholders, and dissemination									✓

^aCRVS: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics.

^bMCCD: Medical Certification of Cause of Death.