Open AccessDeveloping a Probit Regression Model for Estimating the Chance of Mortality for Coronavirus Disease-2019 Patients
Author(s) -
Abbas Mahmoudabadi,
AUTHOR_ID
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2472-3878
DOI - 10.17140/phoj-6-160
Subject(s) - probit model , medicine , mortality rate , regression analysis , probit , disease , covid-19 , regression , demography , statistics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , mathematics , sociology
Rational Although the number of deaths of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is decreasing over the world due to vaccination process, but appearing its new variants remain it as the remarkable challenge for health authorities. Purpose The aim of this study is to develop a probit regression model to estimate the chance of mortality for the patients infected to COVID-19. Methodology The contributing factors of age, symptoms and underlying diseases have been considered as independent variables as well as the clearance type of death as dependent variable have been studied for estimating the mortality rate. Patients have been divided into two categories; 1) recovered or transferred and 2) death, followed by developing a probit regression model by the well-known technique of Max likelihood method. Data Collection Data have been collected for 1015 patients tested positively to COVID-19 and subsequently received clinical treatment or intensive care. Conclusion The results revealed the model is capable of estimating the chance of mortality based on age, symptoms and underlying diseases. As implication, the health authorities ultumately can estimate the patient mortality rate prior to admission procedures in hospitals.