Persistent Symptoms and Associated Risk Factors of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in Minia, Upper Egypt DOI Open Access

A .Zwain Bassem,

Amal Hussein, Maher Taha

et al.

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 699 - 699

Published: March 22, 2025

Background: A significant number of COVID-19 survivors around the world have been reporting persistent symptoms following their recovery. Long COVID is recognized as a condition affecting not only respiratory but also gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, immune, and hematopoietic systems. Objective: This study aimed to describe in six months post-infection Minia, Upper Egypt, investigate associated risk factors. Methods: observational cross-sectional included 189 hospitalized non-hospitalized patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19. Demographic data, symptom severity, comorbidities, were collected. logistic regression analysis was used identify factors long COVID, statistical significance set at p < 0.05. Results: In total, 68.8% participants women, 83.5% reported least one ongoing symptom. The most self-reported fatigue (73.5%) myalgia (45.5%), followed by dyspnea (43.3%). Age an increased developing (OR 1.028, 95% CI 1.003-1.054, = 0.030). Patients who during acute phase had more than twice risks having 2.384, 1.055-5.387, 0.037). Conclusions: substantial proportion continues experience symptoms, primarily constitutional neurological manifestations. Many self-medicating unprescribed antibiotics, highlighting need for public awareness regarding viral infections improper antibiotic use.

Language: Английский

Persistent Symptoms and Associated Risk Factors of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in Minia, Upper Egypt DOI Open Access

A .Zwain Bassem,

Amal Hussein, Maher Taha

et al.

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 699 - 699

Published: March 22, 2025

Background: A significant number of COVID-19 survivors around the world have been reporting persistent symptoms following their recovery. Long COVID is recognized as a condition affecting not only respiratory but also gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, immune, and hematopoietic systems. Objective: This study aimed to describe in six months post-infection Minia, Upper Egypt, investigate associated risk factors. Methods: observational cross-sectional included 189 hospitalized non-hospitalized patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19. Demographic data, symptom severity, comorbidities, were collected. logistic regression analysis was used identify factors long COVID, statistical significance set at p < 0.05. Results: In total, 68.8% participants women, 83.5% reported least one ongoing symptom. The most self-reported fatigue (73.5%) myalgia (45.5%), followed by dyspnea (43.3%). Age an increased developing (OR 1.028, 95% CI 1.003-1.054, = 0.030). Patients who during acute phase had more than twice risks having 2.384, 1.055-5.387, 0.037). Conclusions: substantial proportion continues experience symptoms, primarily constitutional neurological manifestations. Many self-medicating unprescribed antibiotics, highlighting need for public awareness regarding viral infections improper antibiotic use.

Language: Английский

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