COVID-19 SURVEILLANCE IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF DISTRICT NOWSHERA, PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Sobia Haris Department of Medical Education, Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Haris Department of Anatomy, Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera, Pakistan
  • Farah Deeba Department of Medical Education, Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Jehangir Khan Department of Pediatric Surgery, Makka Medical Center, Nowshera, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i1.83

Keywords:

Corona virus disease, COVID-19, Nowshera, Pakistan, surveillance.

Abstract

Objective:To find out the frequency of COVID-19 in the population of district Nowshera, Pakistan.

Materials and Methods: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study in which data was collected through non probability convenient sampling for about 02 months. Sample size was 358. All those who were suspected of having COVID-19 regardless of their age and gender were included in the study whereas those with other medical problems were excluded.

Results: The study participants ranged from 1 to 85 years of age, with a mean age of 35±16 years. Of the total of 358, 259 (72.3%) were males and 99 (27.7%) females. The mean duration of exposure to someone suspected of having or confirmed to have COVID-19 was 6±2 days. Highly statistically significant but weakly positive correlation of a positive PCR test with COVID-19 exposure (rs = 0.23, p = 0.001) was observed. Travel history to a known outbreak was also weakly correlated (rs = 0.12, p = 0.02.

Conclusions: We concluded from our study that elderly adults were more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection than young. Furthermore, travel history to an epidemic area, as well as intimate contact with COVID-19 patients or those suspected of having the virus, is strongly linked with the development of COVID-19 infection.

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Published

2022-03-31

How to Cite

Sobia Haris, Muhammad Haris, Farah Deeba, & Muhammad Jehangir Khan. (2022). COVID-19 SURVEILLANCE IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF DISTRICT NOWSHERA, PAKISTAN. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 12(1), 36–40. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i1.83

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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