Time to death and its predictors among adult patients with COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease affected people throughout the globe and has become a severe threat to the health and wellbeing of the global community. Time to death and predictors of mortality vary across settings. So far, no or few related studies have been undertaken in Ethiopia. Studying the time to death from COVID-19 and its predictors is essential to understand the characteristics of the disease and thereby contribute to the identification of indicators for early detection and initiation of treatment. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate time to death and its predictors among adults with COVID-19 in Ethiopia.

Methods

A retrospective follow-up study was conducted among 602 adults with COVID-19 attending Eka Kotebe General Hospital, COVID-19 Treatment Cent

SUBMITTER: Atamenta T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10911043 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature