Factors associated with prolonged hospitalization of patients with corona virus disease (COVID-19) in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study.

Prossie M IngabireRitah NantaleQuraish SserwanjaSusan NakirekaMilton W MusabaAsad MuyindaCriscent TumuhaiseEdith NamulemaFelix BongominAgnes NapyoRozen AinembabaziRonald OlumIan MunabiSarah KiguliDavid Mukunya

Published in: Tropical medicine and health (2022)

One out of seven COVID-19 patients had prolonged hospitalization. Healthcare providers in public health facilities should watch out for unnecessary hospitalization. We encourage screening for possible co-morbidities such as malaria among patients admitted for COVID-19.

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coronavirus disease
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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