Prevalence of cough and associated symptoms among pilgrims in large mass gathering event 2024: a cross-sectional study
A significant number of cough symptoms were reported, with the highest incidence in older adults. Additionally, notable associations were identified between cough and pre-existing health conditions, particularly diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic heart disease, and asthma.. Future research should investigate the long-term effects of cough and its related symptoms or use of medications in mass gatherings.
Authors
- Mariyyah Alburayh
- Reem Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8557-0656)
- Fahad Alamri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7336-162X)
- Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5752-2235)
- Anas Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5075-7392)
- Ghadah Alsaleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1635-6158)
- Abdulrahman Saeed Al-Shamrani
- Hala Aljishi
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Ministry of Health (SA)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJID Regions
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100733
- Primary Topic
- Travel-related health issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00