Demographic Characteristics of 1082 Positive Cases of COVID-19 Patients: Experience at National Referral Laboratory of Bangladesh

Akram, Arifa; Yeasmin, Mahmuda; Khan, Tariq; Khan, Maryam Ali; Monir, Bayzid Bin; Tarana, M. N.; M., Sunzida, Arina, Ahmed Molla, M.; Molla, Md. Maruf Ahmed; Nafisa, Tasnim; Yusuf, Md. Abdullah; Badiuzzaman, Shaikh; Ali, Mohammed K.; Al‐Mamun, Abdullah; Shamsuzzaman, Abul Khair Mohammad

doi:10.3329/bjid.v7i00.50158

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“…Current study found that most of the patients were in the age group of 21-40 (67.2%) and this finding was similar to two studies conducted in Bangladesh 19,20 but contrary to another study done in Bangladesh and also in China. 21,13 Mean age of study population was 34.3 ± 12.2 and that was concordance with studies conducted in Bangladesh and India.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Similar male predominance was also found in several studies. 13,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,26 Most of the patients (85.4%) of the current study had no comorbidities and 14.6% have one or more comorbidities. And that was similar to studies conducted by in Bangladesh and India.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…22, 23 But higher mean age was observed in most of the relevant researches. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 and this was because current study was done in combined military hospital. In present study, male predominance (78.6%) was seen among COVID-patients.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 There are few available data in this context from Bangladesh. 17, 18, 19, 20 Hence, the present study was conducted to determine demographic characteristics and clinical features among the COVID-19 patients admitted in a combined military hospital of Bangladesh.…”

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Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Features of COVID-19 Patients Admitted in a Combined Military Hospital of Bangladesh

Mahboob¹,

Johora

Abbasy³

et al. 2022

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Background: COVID-19, one of the worst pandemics in humankinds history on December 2019. Clinical presentations of COVID-19 patients are varied and being closely similar to those of seasonal flu, its difficult to differentiate it on first presentation as COVID. Clinical scenario and demographic characteristics provide important guideline in the management of COVID. Materials and Methods: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to explore the demographic characteristics and clinical features of COVID-19 patients admitted in a Combined Military Hospital of Bangladesh. Data were collected from treatment records of patients of the CMH Bogura during the period of June 2020 to August 2020. Total 219 RT-PCR positive admitted patients were included as study population. Result: Among 219 patients, 78.6% were male and 21.5% female. Mean age of patients was 34.3 (12.2). Highest percentages (67.2%) of patients were from age group 21-40 years. 85.4% of the patients had no comorbidities, and hypertension (10.1%) was the most common comorbidity. Most (83.1%) of the admitted patients were diagnosed as mild cases. 96.4% cases were symptomatic and fever (84.5%) was the most common symptoms of COVID, followed by dry cough (46.6%), sore throat (19.6%), headache (18.3%), bodyache (17.8%), loss of appetite (15.5%), tiredness (15.5%) and anorexia (14.2%). Conclusion: This single center study revealed younger age, male predominance, less presence of comorbidites, mild cases, high proportion of symptomatic patients, and fever and cough as the most common presenting features among the admitted COVID-19 patients in CMH Bogura.

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“…The virus spread globally so rapidly that about 221 countries (by 20 th September, 2021) have already been facing its grave consequences 4 . As of 20 th September 2021, 221 countries, including Bangladesh have confirmed more than 228.21 million COVID-19 cases and 4.68 million deaths globally 5 .In Bangladesh, the first three confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported on 8 th march, 2020 by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) 6,7 . Almost every country of the world had adopted aggressive therapeutic and nontherapeutic measures to control the spread of COVID-19.…”

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Demographic Profile of COVID-19 Cases: Laboratory Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Dhaka City

Khan

Afroz

Mohiuddin

et al. 2022

Sir Salimullah Med. Coll. J.

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Background: COVID-19 pandemic becomes a great threat due to continuous rise of the global incidence and emergence of multiple waves of infections in many countries of the world. The diversity of this infection varies from country to country and knowledge regarding demographic characteristics of this infection is essential to combat the pandemic situation. Objective: The aim of this study was to characterize the demographic profile of rRT-PCR (real time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) confirmed COVID-19 cases and to provide a timeline regarding rates of infection. Materials and methods: This cross- sectional study was conducted at the Department of Virology of Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh from May, 2020 to April, 2021. rRT-PCR test was performed to detect SARS-COV2 in 35001 clinical samples and their demographic characteristics were analyzed. Results: Out of 35001 suspected cases,5008 (14.3%) were tested positive of which 58.0% belongs to the age group between 18–45 years.The majority of the cases were male (69.0%). Most of the positive cases became negative (85.0%) within three weeks of infection by rRTPCR test. The highest percentage (29.2%) of confirmed COVID-19 cases was reported in the month of May 2020, then gradual decrease in the subsequent months followed by a sharp rise to 27.2% in the month of March, 2021. Conclusion: This study shows an overall 14.3% positivity among suspected COVID-19 cases where adult males between 18-45 years are more commonly suffered. However, most of the infected persons become rRT-PCR negative within three weeks’ time. A second surge of SARS-COV2 infection has been documented in this study that coincided with second wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh. Sir Salimullah Med Coll J 2022; 30: 9-13

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Prevalence and Factors associated with Mental health impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A survey based cross sectional study

Abir

Kalimullah

Osuagwu

et al. 2021

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BackgroundFeelings of isolation, insecurity, and instability triggered by COVID-19 could have a long-term impact on the mental health status of individuals. This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with the mental health symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.MethodsFrom 1st – 30th April 2020, we used a validated self-administered questionnaire to conduct a cross-sectional study on 10,609 participants through an online survey platform. We assessed mental health status using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). The total depression, anxiety, and stress subscale scores were divided into normal, mild, moderate, severe, and multinomial logistic regression was used to examine associated factors.ResultsThe prevalence of depressive symptoms was 15%, 34%, and 15% for mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms, respectively. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms was 59% for severe anxiety symptoms, 14% for moderate anxiety symptoms, and 14% for mild anxiety symptoms while, the prevalence for stress levels were 16% for severe stress level, 22% for moderate stress level and 13% for mild stress level. Multivariate analyses revealed that the most consistent factors associated with mild, moderate, and severe of the three mental health subscales (depression, anxiety, and stress) were respondents who lived in Dhaka and Rangpur division, females, those who self-quarantine in the previous 7 days before the survey and those respondents who experienced chills, breathing difficulty, dizziness, and sore throat.ConclusionOur results showed that about 64%, 87%, and 61% experienced depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and levels of stress, respectively. In Bangladesh, there is a need for better mental health support for females especially those that lived in Dhaka and Rangpur division and experienced chills, breathing difficulty, dizziness, and sore throat during COVID-19 and other future pandemics.

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Demographic Characteristics of 1082 Positive Cases of COVID-19 Patients: Experience at National Referral Laboratory of Bangladesh

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Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Features of COVID-19 Patients Admitted in a Combined Military Hospital of Bangladesh

Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Features of COVID-19 Patients Admitted in a Combined Military Hospital of Bangladesh

Demographic Profile of COVID-19 Cases: Laboratory Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Dhaka City

Prevalence and Factors associated with Mental health impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A survey based cross sectional study

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