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ArticleTherapeutic advances in infectious disease

Coronavirus disease-2019 morbidity and mortality among health care workers in Uganda.

Leoson Junior Ssetaba, Joy Mirembe, Jotham Omega, Jerom Okot, Sarah Kiguli, Frederick Nelson Nakwagala, Felix Bongomin

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Article in Therapeutic advances in infectious disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leoson Junior SsetabaSchool of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Joy MirembeSchool of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5906-3055
Jotham OmegaDepartment of Medicine, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
Jerom OkotFaculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.
Sarah KiguliSchool of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Frederick Nelson NakwagalaDepartment of Medicine, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
Felix BongominFaculty of Medicine, Gulu University, P. O. Box, 166, Gulu, Uganda.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4515-8517
Makerere University · UGGulu University · UGMulago Hospital · UG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of acquiring coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to determine and compare the morbidity and mortality rates due to COVID-19 among the HCWs and the general population (non-HCWs). Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review. We accessed electronic database of participants admitted at Mulago National Referral Hospital COVID-19 Treatment Unit (CTU) between March 2020 and September 2021. Participants with missing occupations were excluded. Results: Of 594 eligible participants, 6.4% ( Conclusion: The morbidity and mortality among HCWs in Uganda were substantial, with a low COVID-19 vaccination rate and a higher requirement for oxygen therapy despite a younger age.

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COVID-19health care workersmorbiditymortality

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PMID36406814
PMCPMC9666413
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