Open AccessCOVID-19 Case Fatality Rate and Factors Contributing to Mortality in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence
Author(s) -
Derara Girma,
Hiwot Dejene,
Leta Adugna Geleta,
Mengistu Tesema,
Mukemil Awol
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.s369266
Subject(s) - case fatality rate , covid-19 , current (fluid) , medicine , virology , environmental health , geography , engineering , outbreak , population , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering
The ongoing novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is triggering significant morbidity and mortality due to its contagious nature and absence of definitive management. In Ethiopia, despite a number of primary studies have been conducted to estimate the case fatality rate (CFR) of COVID-19, no review study has attempted to summarize the findings to better understand the nature of pandemics and the virulence of the disease.