Evaluation of Risk Factors in COVID- 19 Patients Presenting in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Aim: The study's goal was to look into the relationship between disease incidence, clinical symptoms, and comorbidities in COVID patients at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital Isolation Centre in Delta State, Nigeria, to see if they were COVID risk factors. Study Design: The study relied on case notes and clinical records of 80 study participants Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre affiliated to Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria. It was a one-off sampling study. Methodology: COVID-positive patients at the Isolation Centre were separated from the Control group. In this study, the control group refered to those who tested negative or unconfirmed. Participants were people in the community who appeared to be of a similar age and appeared to be in good health. Both groups of participants' clinical records were acquired. A total of 80 participants were thus recruited for the study. The clinical records of both groups were compiled and examined after due authorization. Results: The results showed that 51 of the 80 participants tested positive for COVID-19 at the designated study center. The majority of COVID patients were between the ages of 30 and 59, which is human active age. The majority of COVID patients had diabetes miletus,  accounting for more than 25% of the total. The majority of the participants had normal blood pressure: 34.6% of unconfirmed cases, 52.9% of COVID patients, and 100% of those who were COVID negative. Conclusion: Respiratory failure, AKI, cardiac arrest, hypoxic brain injury, UTI, and Gastritis were among the most common complications identified by study participants.