Factors associated with development of symptomatic disease in Ethiopian COVID-19 patients: a case-control study.
Tigist Workneh LeulsegedDegu G AlemahuIshmael S HassenEndalkachew H MaruWuletaw C ZewdeNegat W ChamisoKalkidan T YegeleDaniel S AbebeFiraol M AbdiEtsegenet Y MinyelshewaTegenu G GerbiHelen T HagosPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
Developing a symptomatic COVID-19 disease was found to be associated with exposures of old age, male sex, and being diabetic. Therefore, patients with the above factors should be given enough attention in the prevention and management process, including inpatient management, to pick symptoms earlier and to manage accordingly so that these patients can have a favorable treatment outcome.