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Risk Factors for Mortality among COVID-19 Patients in Besut Region, Terengganu, Malaysia

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  • Hafizuddin Awang

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Effah Leiylena Yaacob

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Arfizah Ahmad Daud

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Normahizan Ahmad

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Muhammad Solehuddin Ishak

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Nur Almas Alias

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Nor Hafizah Ghazali

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Nur Farihin Ismail

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Mohd Adli Abd Khalim

    (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Saidah Adilah Mohamed Yusof

    (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Siti Fatimah Samsury

    (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Mohd Anuar Abd Rahman

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Kasemani Embong

    (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia)

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 mortality is a public health issue in Malaysia and its contributing factors need to be addressed thoroughly. This study aimed to determine the risk factors for COVID-19 mortality in Besut region of Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A 1:5 case-control study between deceased and survived groups among COVID-19 patients was conducted in Besut district, Terengganu state from 1st October 2020 until 16th September 2021 based on retrospective record review. The inclusion criteria for cases were individuals with laboratory RT-PCR confirmed positive test for COVID-19 and died during COVID-19 care period. Descriptive statistics, simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were employed for statistical analysis. Result: There were 6464 COVID-19 cases in Besut district during the studied period. The proportion of COVID-19 mortality was 0.84%. Among the deceased group, majority of them were male (51.9%), symptomatic (87.0%), unvaccinated (94.4%); had COVID-19 of category 5 (31.5%) and comorbidity (81.5%). Multiple logistic regression revealed older age, stage 4 COVID-19, stage 5 COVID-19, symptomatic, cases with comorbidity and unvaccinated cases as the significant associated factors for COVID-19 mortality with adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of 1.07 (95%CI: 1.01, 1.10), p

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  • Hafizuddin Awang & Effah Leiylena Yaacob & Arfizah Ahmad Daud & Normahizan Ahmad & Muhammad Solehuddin Ishak & Nur Almas Alias & Nor Hafizah Ghazali & Nur Farihin Ismail & Mohd Adli Abd Khalim & Saida, 2022. "Risk Factors for Mortality among COVID-19 Patients in Besut Region, Terengganu, Malaysia," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 4(3), pages 1-6, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:4:y:2022:i:3:id:41307
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.3.1307
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