Clinico-Epidemiological Correlates of COVID-19 Cases - A Cross-Sectional Study from Assam, India

Autor: Anku Moni Saikia, Mehzabin Haider Hazarika, Ubedul Islam, Kishore Kumar Ghosh, Suddipta Kumar Bora, Abdul Halim Sarkar
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 10:3947-3952
ISSN: 2278-4802
2278-4748
Popis: BACKGROUND Considering the heavy toll taken by COVID- 19 pandemic, the understanding of the epidemiological parameters as well as various risk factors is crucial for future preparedness and tackling the pandemic in a more effective manner. We wanted to study the socio-demographic correlates of COVID -19 cases in Assam, India. Also to find the relationship of clinical status of COVID -19 cases with co- morbidities and with substance use. METHODS An institution-based cross-sectional study was undertaken from 1st April 2020 to 31st August 2020. Out of the total 12 COVID Care Centres / hospitals that had been established in Kamrup and Kamrup Metro districts of Assam, 6 were randomly selected. A total of 3000 patients were interviewed over telephone by using an android-based application; on or after discharge from the centres, while patient was put on mandatory quarantine. The patients were interviewed on various sociodemographic variables, co-morbidities and substance use behaviour. Categorical variables are expressed as percentages and the continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. t-test and chi-square test were used for continuous and categorical variables respectively. RESULTS Mean age of moderate and severe cases were 55.10 and 55.9 years respectively. Smoking and use of alcohol were significantly associated with severity of symptoms. Diabetes, hypertension and co-existing lung diseases were found to be associated with status of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Epidemiological risk factors like age has to be relooked. Primary prevention on risk factors of non-communicable diseases proved to be crucial in prevention of severity of communicable pandemic like COVID-19. Further studies are required to enhance the knowledge on this aspect. KEY WORDS COVID-19, Substance Use, Diabetes, Hypertension, Lung Diseases, Status of Symptoms.
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