The burden and outcomes of COVID-19 among patients with co-morbid disease in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is now a global public health concern and has had an enormous adverse impact in both developed and developing countries. In Africa, in August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases was 1 022 401 cases, with 704 704 recovered and 22 501 deaths. People with co-morbidities are at increased risk of complications and COVID-19-related death. Evidence on the burden and outcome among patients with co-morbid diseases has not been published in Africa, so this systematic review and meta-analysis aims to quantify these. Observational studies reporting on the burden and outcome of COVD-19 among patients with co-morbid diseases in Africa will be included and a search of online databases PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, HINARI, Cochrane Library, World Health Org

SUBMITTER: Aberhe W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature