Assessment of Clinical Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Sub-Saharan African Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Little is known about COVID-19 outcomes among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa, where preexisting comorbidities are prevalent.

Objective

To assess the clinical outcomes and factors associated with outcomes among children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19 in 6 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was a retrospective record review of data from 25 hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda from March 1 to December 31, 2020, and included 469 hospitalized patients aged 0 to 19 years with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Exposures

Age, sex, preexisting comorbidities, and region of residence.

Main outcomes and measures

An ordinal primar

SUBMITTER: Nachega JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8771438 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature