Epidemiological and clinical factors associated with deaths due to COVID-19 in the Pulmonology department of Befelatanana in Antananarivo Madagascar: case study from the first two waves

Razafindrasoa, Z. A.; Tiaray, H. M.; Rasolofozafy, H.; Nandimbiniaina, A. M.; Andriamahenina, P. P.; Rafitoharson, L. E.; Rebasy, L.; Razafimpihanina, S. M.; Andriarimanga, D. O.; Rakotomizao, J. R.; Raharimanana, R. N.; Rakotoson, J. L.

Razafindrasoa, Z. A.; Tiaray, H. M.; Rasolofozafy, H.; Nandimbiniaina, A. M.; Andriamahenina, P. P.; Rafitoharson, L. E.; Rebasy, L.; Razafimpihanina, S. M.; Andriarimanga, D. O.; Rakotomizao, J. R.; Raharimanana, R. N.; Rakotoson, J. L..

Medecine d'Afrique Noire ; 69(10):527-534, 2022.

Article in French | GIM | ID: covidwho-2169513

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Introduction:

From January 2020 to December 31st, 2021, an estimated 5,940,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide. Case fatality rates vary by country, study setting and time. The objective of the present study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical factors associated with COVID-19 deaths in our department. Material and

methods:

This was a retrospective, descriptive and analytical case-control study of patients hospitalized in the Pulmonology Department of University Teaching Hospital Joseph Raseta Befelatanana in Antananarivo Madagascar, during the first two waves of COVID-19 in the country, from March to September 2020 and from March to June 2021.

Keywords

acute respiratory distress syndrome; case-control studies; coronavirus disease 2019; death; epidemiology; hospital stay; human diseases; lungs; mortality; respiratory diseases; retrospective studies; risk; risk assessment; risk factors; vi

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: GIM Type of study: Case report / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: French Journal: Medecine d'Afrique Noire Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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