Clinical profiles, epidemiological characteristics and treatment outcomes of COVID-19 patients in North-eastern Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 is a rapidly emerging global health threat and economic disaster. The epidemiology and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in Ethiopia are scarce. Thus, the present study aimed to assess clinical profiles, epidemiological characteristics, and treatment outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and to identify determinants of the disease outcome among COVID-19 patients in North-eastern Ethiopia.

Methods

A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted in North-eastern Ethiopia, from May 2020 to Jan 2022 on a total of 364 SARS-COV-2 infected patients. Demographic and clinical data were abstracted from the medical records of patients. Bivariable and multivariable analyses were conducted to determine the factors associated with the mortality of COVID-19 patients a

SUBMITTER: Gedefie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10511068 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature