Uncovering Clinical Insights: a Comprehensive Analysis of Covid-19 Cases in Oran From May to September 2021
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has become a public health concern. While clinical investigations on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been conducted worldwide, Algeria has been absent from such studies. This research aims to identify factors contributing to the virus's spread. This marks the inaugural descriptive Algerian study on COVID-19. It involved a review of 3,698 medical records of diagnosed COVID-19 patients. The patient’s average age was 45.79 ± 17.05 years. Females constituted the majority (53.7%, P=0.000). The AstraZeneca vaccine demonstrated a significant protective effect (P=0.001) and a strong association was identified between the blood group, the rhesus group, and the occurrence of COVID-19 (P=0.000). Rhesus groups and female sex emerged as highly associated clinical factors with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Algerian context. These results, divergent from the existing literature, are intriguing and warrant further exploration. More extensive studies are essential to elucidate and contextualize these findings.
Authors: Amina Belhadj, Rania Yayaoui, Ilyes Zatla, Tewfik Sahraoui
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W6964936170
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