Analysis of COVID-19 mortality in patients with comorbidities in Côte d'Ivoire.

J Public Health Afr

Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Published: September 2022

Background: Although COVID-19 has spread in Côte d'Ivoire, there is no report that summarizes the comorbidities of COVID-19 death cases.

Objective: To verify the types and prevalence of commodities associated with recorded COVID-19 deaths compared with the general adult population in Côte d'Ivoire.

Methods: Data on the comorbidities of COVID-19 deaths and the country's disease structure were collected from official government reports and WHO's reports.

Results: Among 67 patients studied, the biggest age group was 60-69 years old with 23 people (34%). Fifty-four patients (81%) had non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as comorbidities. The prevalence ratio between COVID-19 deaths and general adult population was 8.96 [95% Confidence Interval: 6.86-11.68] for diabetes, 1.74 [1.27-2.37] for hypertension, and 2.16 [1.32-3.51] for obesity.

Conclusions: To reduce the risk of death from COVID-19 in Côte d'Ivoire, focused infection prevention measures for elderly and diabetic patients are needed.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9667576PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2022.1748DOI Listing

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