Predictors of mortality among inpatients in COVID-19 treatment centers in the city of Butembo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

ABSTRACT: Determining the risk factors for severe disease and death among hospitalized Covid-19 patients is critical to optimize health outcomes and health services efficiency, especially in resource-constrained and humanitarian settings. This study aimed to identify the predictors of mortality of Covid-19 patients in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.A retrospective cohort study was conducted in 6 Covid-19 treatment centers in the city of Butembo from 1 January to 31 December 2021. The time to event (death), the outcome variable, was visualized by Kaplan-Meier curves and the log-rank test was used to confirm differences in trends. Cox regression was used for all the predictors in the bivariate analysis and multivariate analysis was done using predictors found statistically sig

SUBMITTER: Akilimali PZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807785 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature