Comparative Analysis Of Clinical Characteristics Of COVID-19 Among Vaccinated And Unvaccinated Patients In A Major Treatment Facility In Ghana
dc.contributor.author | Calys-Tagoe, B.N.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ghartey, G.N.K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mohammed, A.G. | |
dc.contributor.author | et al. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-12T15:33:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-12T15:33:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.description | Research Article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To compare clinical characteristics of COVID-19 among vaccinated and unvaccinated patients in a major treatment facility in Ghana. Design: A retrospective study drawing on data from COVID-19 patients’ records visiting the facility from March 2021 to December 2021. Setting: Ghana Infectious Disease Centre, Ga East Municipality, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Participants: In-patients and outpatients who reported to the facility from March 1 to December 2021 were included in the study, and patients with missing data on vaccination were excluded. Outcome measures: underlying conditions, symptoms, case management information, hospital service rendered (OPD, HDU or ICU), length of hospital stay, treatment outcome Results: The study included 775 patient records, comprising 615 OPD and 160 hospitalised cases. Less than one-third (26.25%; 42) of the patients hospitalised were vaccinated, compared to almost 40.0% (39.02%; 240) of the patients seen at the OPD. Vaccinated individuals were nearly three times (aOR = 2.72, 95%CI: 1.74–4.25) more likely to be managed on an outpatient basis as compared to the unvaccinated. The death rate among the vaccinated group and the unvaccinated were (0.71%; 2) and (3.45%; 17), respectively, with a significant reduction in the risk of dying among the vaccinated compared to the unvaccinated (aOR = 0.13, 95%CI: 0.028–0.554). Conclusions: Less than half of the in-patient and OPD patients were vaccinated. Mild infections, fewer days of hospitalization, outpatient treatment, and higher chances of survival were associated with being vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. Prudent measures should be implemented to encourage the general public to take up SARS-CoV-2 vaccines | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v57i4.6 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/41217 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Ghana Medical Journal | en_US |
dc.subject | vaccination status | en_US |
dc.subject | SARS-CoV-2 | en_US |
dc.subject | Ghana | en_US |
dc.title | Comparative Analysis Of Clinical Characteristics Of COVID-19 Among Vaccinated And Unvaccinated Patients In A Major Treatment Facility In Ghana | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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