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Time to recovery from COVID-19 and its predictors among patients admitted to treatment center of Wollega University Referral Hospital (WURH), Western Ethiopia: Survival analysis of retrospective cohort study

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  • Tadesse Tolossa
  • Bizuneh Wakuma
  • Dejene Seyoum Gebre
  • Emiru Merdassa Atomssa
  • Motuma Getachew
  • Getahun Fetensa
  • Diriba Ayala
  • Ebisa Turi

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Introduction: Despite its alarming spread throughout the world, no effective drug and vaccine is discovered for COVID-19 so far. According to WHO, the recovery time from COVID-19 was estimated to be 2 weeks for patients with mild infection, and 3 to 6 weeks for those with serious illnesses. A studies regarding the median recovery time and its predictors are limited globally and specifically in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the median time to recovery from COVID-19 and its predictors among COVID-19 cases admitted to WURH, Western Ethiopian. Methods: This was a hospital-based retrospective cohort study conducted among 263 adult patients admitted with COVID-19 in WURH treatment center from March 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020. Epidata version 3.2 was used for data entry, and STATA version 14 for analysis. A Cox proportional hazard regression model was fitted to determine factors associated with recovery time. A variable with P-value ≤ 0.25 at bivariable Cox regression analysis were selected for multivariable Cox proportional model. Multivariable Cox regression model with 95% CI and Adjusted Hazard Ratio (AHR) was used to identify a significant predictor of time to recovery from COVID-19 at P-value

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  • Tadesse Tolossa & Bizuneh Wakuma & Dejene Seyoum Gebre & Emiru Merdassa Atomssa & Motuma Getachew & Getahun Fetensa & Diriba Ayala & Ebisa Turi, 2021. "Time to recovery from COVID-19 and its predictors among patients admitted to treatment center of Wollega University Referral Hospital (WURH), Western Ethiopia: Survival analysis of retrospective cohor," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(6), pages 1-12, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0252389
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252389
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