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- A study was conducted on COVID-19 patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during the early months of the pandemic to assess their clinical presentations and management outcomes.
- Out of 121 enrolled patients, most were hospitalized, with a median age of 41 years; the majority recovered, but a notable percentage required ICU care and experienced high mortality rates.
- The findings highlighted that many COVID-19 patients were under 60 years old, underscoring the impact of the younger population in Africa during the pandemic.
Article Abstract
Background: A prospective cohort study of the clinical presentations and management outcomes of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients in the early months of the pandemic was performed at two hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Methods: Between April 1 and May 31, 2020, laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients seen at two tertiary facilities were consecutively enrolled in the study and followed up for 21 days.
Results: 121 COVID-19 patients were enrolled; 112 (92.6%) were admitted while nine (7.4%) were seen as outpatients. The median (IQR) age of patients was 41 (30-54) years; 72 (59.5%) were male. The median (IQR) reported days from hospital admission to recovery and to death were 10 (6-18) and 5.5 (3-9), respectively. Forty-four (36.4%) patients had at least one underlying condition. Of the 112 admissions, 17 (15.2%) went to ICU, of whom 14 (82.3%) died. At the end of follow-up, 93 (76.9%) recovered, 18 (14.9%) died, seven (5.8%) remained asymptomatic, and one (0.8%) remained ill.
Conclusion: Three-quarters of all COVID-19 patients were less than 60 years, reflecting Africa's young population . High ICU admissions and mortality were observed.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734168 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2021.12.010 | DOI Listing |
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