Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 During the First 4 Waves in Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Few epidemiologic studies related to COVID-19 have emerged from countries in Africa, where demographic characteristics, epidemiology, and health system capacity differ from other parts of the world.

Objectives

To describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to COVID-19 treatment centers, assess risk factors for in-hospital death, and explore how treatment center admissions were affected by COVID-19 waves in Zambia.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study assessed patients admitted to COVID-19 treatment centers in 5 Zambian cities between March 1, 2020, and February 28, 2022.

Exposures

Risk factors for in-hospital mortality, including patient age and severity of COVID-19, at treatment center admission.

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SUBMITTER: Minchella PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856263 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature