Analysis of COVID-19 pandemics in Kazakhstan.
J Res Health Sci
; 21(2): e00512, 2021 May 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1326174
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study aimed to analyze the demographic and epidemiological features of identified COVID-19 cases in Kazakhstan. STUDYDESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze COVID-19 cases (n=5116) collected from March 13 to June 6, 2020, in Kazakhstan. The data were obtained from a state official medical electronic database. The study investigated the geographic and demographic data of patients as well as the association of COVID-19 cases with gender and age. The prevalence of symptoms, the presence of comorbidities, complications, and COVID-19 mortality were determined for all patients.RESULTS:
The mean±SD age of the patients in this study was 34.8±17.6 years, and the majority (55.7%) of COVID-19 cases were male and residents of cities (79.6%). In total, 80% of the cases had the asymptomatic/mild form of the disease. Cough (20.8 %) and sore throat (17.1%) were the most common symptoms among patients, and pneumonia was diagnosed in 1 out of 5 cases. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was recorded in 1.2% of the patients. The fatality rate was 1% in the study population and lethality was 2.6 times higher in males compared to females. Each additional year in age increased the probability of COVID-19 infection by 1.06 times. The presence of cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, and kidney diseases affected the rate of mortality (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:
The results demonstrated a high proportion (40%) of the asymptomatic type of coronavirus infection in the Kazakhstan population. The severity of COVID-19 symptoms and lethality were directly related to the age of patients and the presence of comorbidities.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carrier State
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Pharyngitis
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Cough
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Res Health Sci
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jrhs.2021.52
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