Recovery and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a prospective cohort in an urban setting, Kenya
Six months post-infection, half had lingering symptoms, with a third still affected after a year. Recovery was faster in younger, educated individuals, while severe long COVID was more common in women, those with low education and pre-existing conditions. The burden of long COVID in Kenya requires support for vulnerable groups.
Authors
- Isaac Kisiangani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-4334)
- Anna Vassall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-1375)
- Catherine Kyobutungi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5344-5631)
- Samuel Iddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2366-2774)
- Geoffrey Githua
- Abdhalah Ziraba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3417-6536)
- Welcome Wami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-1584)
- Elke Wynberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-086X)
- Gershim Asiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-1153)
- Ângela Jornada Ben (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4793-9026)
- Olive M. Mugenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6804-8882)
- Shukri F. Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8693-1943)
- John Njeru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-0576)
- Menno D. de Jong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8380-4738)
- Marion Wangui Kiguoya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-3146)
- Constance Schultsz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-7844)
- Idah Kinya
- Mutambuki Kimondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9412-7410)
Institutions
- Kenyatta University (KE)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Kenyatta National Hospital (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (NL)
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2500795
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken