Clinical profiles and mortality predictors of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Ethiopia
About half of COVID-19 cases admitted to the hospital had severe disease upon admission. Comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, and respiratory diseases were linked to severe illness. COVID-19 admissions were associated with high inpatient mortality, particularly among those with severe disease and comorbidities.
Authors
- Kedir Negesso Tukeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2769-1772)
- Temesgen Kabeta Chala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4579-6439)
- Daniel Yilma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6058-2696)
- Esayas Kebede Gudina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6264-9695)
- Eyob Girma Abera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9030-4328)
Institutions
- Jimma University (ET)
- Centre Hospitalier Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09836-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39