利比里亚的COVID-19后急性后果的流行率和决定因素
Cozie Gwaikolo1, Yatta Sackie-Wapoe2, Moses Badio1,3
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
International journal of epidemiology
|December 5, 2023
概括
利比里亚的COVID-19 (PASC) 后急性后续影响了利比里亚一半的最初有症状的个人. 持续的疲劳,头痛和咳是常见的,影响日常生活,并强调需要提高意识.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 在SARS-CoV-2感染后持续的症状,称为COVID-19 (PASC) 后急性后续症状,已在资源丰富的环境中记录.
- 在撒哈拉以南非洲 (SSA) 的PASC患病率和特征上存在有限的研究.
研究的目的:
- 描述西非国家利比里亚PASC的发生和性质.
- 为了确定与PASC发展相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在利比里亚人口最多的县,随机抽取了650名实验室确认的SARS-CoV-2感染的个人.
- 参与者在感染后3至6个月通过电话采访,以评估持续的症状.
- PASC被定义为从急性感染阶段持续至少一个症状.
主要成果:
- 在505名接受采访的个人中,50.2%的最初有症状的人报告至少有一个持续症状 (PASC).
- 常见的PASC症状包括疲劳 (21.2%),头痛 (16.2%) 和咳 (12.6%).
- 住院治疗中度或严重/危急的COVID-19和女性与较高的PASC患病率有关;40.1%的人报告了每日显著的影响.
结论:
- 在利比里亚,大量最初有症状的COVID-19患者经历了PASC.
- 研究结果强调,西非公众和医疗保健专业人员需要提高对PASC的认识.
- 进一步的研究是有必要的,以了解长期的PASC结果在SSA.
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