Median duration and factors that influence the duration of symptom resolution in COVID-19 patients in Ethiopia: A follow-up study involving symptomatic cases.

Background: Understanding the clinical features of COVID-19 and duration for resolution of symptoms is crucial for isolation of patients and tailoring public health messaging, interventions and policy. Therefore, this study aims to assess the median duration of COVID-19 signs and symptoms' resolution and explore its predictors among symptomatic COVID-19 patients in Ethiopia.

Methods: A hospital-based prospective cohort study involving 124 COVID-19 cases was conducted at Eka Kotebe General Hospital, COVID-19 Isolation and Treatment Center.