Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Studied by Jiroft University of Medical Sciences: Southeast of Iran

Authors

  • Esmat Rezabeigi-Davarani Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute of Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  • Kiavash Hushmandi Dept. of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of Epidemiology & Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
  • Laleh Sharifi Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mehdi Reai - Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Reza Faryabi Dept of Public Health, School of Public Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.
  • Saied Bokaie Dept. of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of Epidemiology & Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
  • Salman Daneshi Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.
  • Shohreh Alian Samakkhah Dept. of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, Iran.
  • Vahid Mashayekhi Deputy of Health, Jiroft University of Medical University, Jiroft, Iran.
Abstract:

Background and Objective: The behavior of COVID-19, clinical symptoms, and mortality rate are not the same in different regions. Due to lack of knowledge about the cited issues, we aimed to investigate the clinical symptoms, case fatality rate, and some risk factors of COVID-19. Materials and Methods: This longitudinal study was started from the late February 2020 and lasted to the mid-July 2020 in Jiroft, Kerman province, Iran. The course of the disease, clinical signs and symptoms, underlying diseases, patientschr('39') exposure history, travel history, adherence to health instructions, and the fatality rate of the disease were evaluated in the patients. The descriptive statistics and frequency were analyzed in different groups using IBM SPSS statistics version 20. Results: In this study, 2977 definitive cases of COVID-19 were detected using RT-PCR test. The frequent clinical symptoms were fever (45.2%), body aches and bruises (38.8%), and cough (36.4%), respectively. The fatality rate of the disease was 4%. Evaluation of the patients’ exposure history showed that almost 50% of the cases had no exposure. Among the studied individuals, 33% had the history of exposure to a definite COVID-19 case. Conclusion: Personal hygiene, social distancing, and use of face mask are of great importance in reducing the disease morbidity and mortality. Public awareness about COVID-19 should also be increased, especially in the elderly individuals with the history of underlying and chronic diseases.

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volume 29  issue 136

pages  8- 8

publication date 2021-09

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