Home-Based Remedies to Prevent COVID-19-Associated Risk of Infection, Admission, Severe Disease, and Death: A Nested Case-Control Study.

Benjamin Demah NuerteyJoyce AddaiPriscilla Kyei-BafourKingsley Appiah BimpongVictor AdongoLaud BoatengKareem MumuniKenneth Mibut Dam Emilia Asuquo UdofiaNana Ayegua Hagan SeneadzaBenedict N L Calys-Tagoe Edem Magdalene Afua Tette Alfred Edwin Yawson Samara E Soghoian Gideon Kofi Helegbe Rajesh Vedanthan

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2022)

Almost a third of persons presenting for COVID-19 test were involved in some form of home-based remedy to prevent COVID-19. Steam inhalation and herbal baths increased risk of COVID-19 infection, while physical exercise and dietary changes were protective against COVID-19 infection and hospital admission. Future protocols might consider inclusion of physical activity and dietary changes based on demonstrated health gains.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
physical activity
healthcare
emergency department
public health
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
body mass index
early onset
case report
social media
sleep quality
acute care
adverse drug
human health