Clinical Characteristics and Reproduction Number of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Cases in Markazi Province in Iran.
Background: The first case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) was reported in Iran on February 19, 2020. This study aimed to assess the characteristics and reproduction number (R) of COVID-19 in Markazi province in Iran. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Confirmed cases (N=2430) in the region...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Community Based Nursing & Midwifery Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 18 - 30 |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Winter2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=148054281&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 148054281 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 23224835 HBS5 jtl: International Journal of Community Based Nursing & Midwifery issn: 23224835 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Winter2021 vid: 9 iid: 1 pid: 65846 pub: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences place: Shiraz, <Blank> artinfo: ui: 148054281 148054281 148054281 10.30476/IJCBNM.2020.86339.1338 148054281 ppf: 18 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Clinical Characteristics and Reproduction Number of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Cases in Markazi Province in Iran. aug: au: Moradzadeh, Rahmatollah Zamanian, Maryam Amini, Saeed Kalantari, Masoumeh Nazari, Javad affil: Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran sug: subj: COVID-19 Epidemiology COVID-19 Symptoms Basic Reproduction Number Human Cross Sectional Studies Iran Fatal Outcome Incidence Adolescence Adult Middle Age Residence Characteristics Aged Maps Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Chi Square Test Cardiovascular Risk Factors Confidence Intervals Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Risk Factors Cough Fever Dyspnea Male Female Poisson Distribution Child, Preschool Child Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: Background: The first case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) was reported in Iran on February 19, 2020. This study aimed to assess the characteristics and reproduction number (R) of COVID-19 in Markazi province in Iran. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Confirmed cases (N=2430) in the regions covered by Arak University of Medical Sciences from Feb 20 to Aug 26, 2020 were enrolled in the study. The included variables were clinical and demographic characteristics of COVID-19 patients. The case fatality rate (CFR), incidence rates, and R were estimated based on the daily reported data. For estimating R, generation time was assumed on multi scenarios. R was estimated by R0-package. Moreover, Chi square test was applied. All the analyses were performed in STATA, Excel, ArcMap and R. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the participants was 51.78±20.58 years, and 206(8.50%) cases were among healthcare workers. Among the patients, 499(20.50%) had a history of cardiovascular diseases and 337(13.90%) diabetes type 2. The most prevalent symptoms were cough 1347(55.40%), fever 1233(50.70%), and dyspnea 960(39.50%). The highest incidence rate of COVID-19 in the study area (Delijan) was 575.35 per 100,000 persons. CFR was 205(8.40%). At the end of the study period, R was calculated as 1.04 (CI 95%: 1.00, 1.08) in all districts of Arak University of Medical Sciences. The highest R (1.08, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.10) was observed in Farahan. Conclusion: As R is slightly high, the risk of epidemic has reduced gradually. However, observing social distance and related guidelines are still recommended. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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