Clinico-epidemiological and vaccination profile of patients attending flu clinic of a tertiary health care institution in Eastern India during the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic

• Authors: CM Singh , Neha Chaudhary , Bijaya Nanda Naik , Rajath Rao , Sanjay Pandey , Santosh Kumar Nirala , Alok Ranjan , Santosh Prasad

Abstracts

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Introduction and aim. With the third wave of COVID-19 hitting the country, there is an urgent need to systematically document the clinical-epidemiological and vaccination details of the patients to formulate evidence-based decisions. So, this study was planned to describe the profile of patients attending the flu clinic of a tertiary care hospital in eastern India. Material and methods. This hospital-based cross-sectional study was done for 6 weeks (Jan-Feb 2022) among 623 patients using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire related to COVID-19. An unadjusted odds ratio was calculated and statistical significance was attributed to a p-value <0.05. Results. Out of 623 patients, almost 90% of the patients were vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose of any vaccine. Cough (57.8%) was the most common complaint. Patients aged > 60 years and those having one or more than one comorbidity suffered from moderate-severe COVID-19 infection when compared to their counterparts (p<0.001). Also, 2.1% of fully vaccinated, 3.8% of one dose vaccinated and 10.9% of unvaccinated patients suffered from moderate-severe COVID-19. Conclusion. During the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a smaller number of elderlies compared to the previous two waves were affected indicating age shifting. The severity of COVID-19 was less among vaccinated individuals compared to unvaccinated highlighting the importance of COVID-19 vaccination.

Keywords

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COVID-19; epidemiology; mutation; pandemic; SARS-CoV-2; vaccination

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 391-398

Dates

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2022

Contributors

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CM Singh

• Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India

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Neha Chaudhary

• Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India

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Bijaya Nanda Naik

• Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India

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Rajath Rao

• Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India

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Sanjay Pandey

• Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India

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Santosh Kumar Nirala

• Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India

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Alok Ranjan

• Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India

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Santosh Prasad

• Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2022.4.2

Biblioteka Nauki

2183412