COVID-19 among Patients Visiting the Department of Emergency of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association

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Mahendra RajShrestha¹  AjayaBasnet²  RajendraMaharjan¹  Arun BahadurChand³  LochanKarki⁴  SubashSingh¹  SagarGhimire⁵  RupakMaharjan⁶ 

[1] Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital;Department of Medical Microbiology, Shi-Gan International College of Science and Technology;Department of Clinical Laboratory, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital;Department of Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital;Department of Molecular Laboratory, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital;Department of Dermatology, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital

关键词: COVID-19;    Nepal;    prevalence;    SARS-CoV-2.;   

DOI  :  10.31729/jnma.8053

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Nepal Medical Association since

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Because of the unbridled transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 worldwide, researchers and healthcare professionals have set a common goal for timely diagnosis and future prevention of the disease. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of COVID-19 among patients visiting the Department of Emergency of a tertiary care centre.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the individuals suspected COVID-19 who had visited the Department of Emergency of a tertiary care centre between 11 January 2021 and 29 December 2021. Ethical approval was taken from Ethical Review Board (Reference number: 2768). Socio-demographic details, clinical symptoms, and two nasopharyngeal swab samples (one in viral transport medium to run RT-PCR and the other for Ag-RDT) were collected from each individual. Convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.Results: Among the 232 patients, COVID-19 was detected in 108 (46.55%) (40.13-52.97, 95% CI) by Ag-RDT. A total of 44 (39.63%) of age groups 31-40 years were predominantly infected with SARS-CoV-2. The mean age was 32.13±10.80 years and was mostly males 73 (65.77%). Fever was present in 57 (51.35%) and dry cough was present in 50 (45.05%) COVID-19 patients. Conclusions: The prevalence of COVID-19 among hospitalized individuals in this study was higher than in previous studies conducted in similar settings.

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