Care of Ebola Survivors and Factors Associated With Clinical Sequelae-Monrovia, Liberia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) Clinic was the first clinic to provide free, comprehensive care to Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors in Liberia. The objectives of this analysis were to describe the demographics and symptoms of EVD survivors at ELWA from January 2015 through March 2017 and to identify risk factors for development of sequelae.

Methods

Patients' demographic and clinical information was collected by chart review in June 2016 and March 2017. Associations with clinical sequelae were analyzed using the chi-square test, t test, and multivariate logistic regression.

Results

From January 2015 to March 2017, 329 EVD survivors were evaluated at ELWA. Most survivors experienced myalgia/arthralgia (73%; n = 239) and headache (53%; n = 173

SUBMITTER: de St Maurice A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6202424 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature