Predictors of post-COVID symptoms in Egyptian patients: Drugs used in COVID-19 treatment are incriminated.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

COVID-19 is a multisystem disease, and some patients suffer from physical or psychological symptoms for weeks or even months after infection, which is described as post-COVID syndrome. The goal of this study is evaluating the prevalence of post-COVID-19 symptoms among Egyptian patients and detecting the factors associated with the presence of these symptoms.

Methods

An on-line cross-sectional survey using Google Forms was used to conduct the present study, which took place between June and August 2021.

Results

Three hundred and ninety-six participants filled in the survey. The mean age of participants was 41.4 years. Most participants had mild to moderate COVID-19 (81.31%). The prevalence of post-COVID-19 symptoms was 87.63%, where the most frequent symptom

SUBMITTER: Abdelhafiz AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8970499 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature