Open AccessAssociation of Pre-Existing Comorbidities with Disease Severity Among COVID-19 Patients in Eastern Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Bedasa Taye Merga,
Galana Mamo Ayana,
Temam Beshir Raru,
Addisu Alemu,
Belay Negash,
Miressa Bekana,
Abdi Birhanu,
Yadeta Dessie
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s362140
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , odds ratio , diabetes mellitus , marital status , logistic regression , confidence interval , covid-19 , cross sectional study , disease , severity of illness , population , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , endocrinology
Comorbidities and advanced age increase the risk of severe outcomes of COVID-19. In order to shift the possible unfavorable treatment outcome in patients with chronic illnesses, information related to the prevalence of chronic illness and its effect on severity of COVID-19 infection has paramount importance.