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ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2022

Risk Factors for COVID-19 Mortality in Malaysia.

Tengku Muhammad Hanis, Wan Nor Arifin, Kamarul Imran Musa, Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani, Che Muhammad Nur Hidayat Che Nawi, Shahnon Anuar Shahrani, Xin Wee Chen, Mohd Azmi Suliman, Erwan Ershad Ahmad Khan, Wira Alfatah Ab Aziz and 1 more

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Tengku Muhammad HanisDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Wan Nor ArifinBiostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Kamarul Imran MusaDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Wan Shakira Rodzlan HasaniInstitute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Che Muhammad Nur Hidayat Che NawiDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Shahnon Anuar ShahraniKMI Kuala Terengganu Medical Center, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Xin Wee ChenDepartment of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia.
Mohd Azmi SulimanDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Erwan Ershad Ahmad KhanDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Wira Alfatah Ab AzizPejabat Kesihatan Daerah Kota Bharu, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Mohamad Zarudin Mat SaidPejabat Kesihatan Daerah Batang Padang, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Perak, Malaysia.

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Background: Understanding the risks of COVID-19 mortality helps in the planning and prevention of the disease. This study aimed to determine the risk factors for COVID-19 mortality in Malaysia. Methods: Secondary online data provided by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia and Malaysia's national COVID-19 immunisation programme were used: i) COVID-19 deaths data; ii) vaccination coverage data and iii) population estimate data. Quasi-Poisson regression was performed to determine the risk factors for COVID-19 mortality. Results: Four risk factors were identified: i) vaccination status (partial versus unvaccinated, incidence rate ratio [IRR]: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.54, 0.64; complete versus unvaccinated, IRR: 0.50; 95% CI: 0.45, 0.56; booster versus unvaccinated, IRR: 0.13; 95% CI: 0.05, 0.26); ii) age group (19 years old-59 years old versus above 60 years old, IRR: 0.90; 95% CI: 0.84, 0.97; 13 years old-18 years old versus above 60 years old, IRR: 0.09; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.19; 6 years old-12 years old versus above 60 years old, IRR: 0.09; 95% CI: 0.03, 0.22; below 5 years old versus above 60 years old, IRR: 0.11; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.23); iii) gender (male versus female, IRR: 1.23; 95% CI: 1.14, 1.32) and iv) comorbidity (yes versus no, IRR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.96, 2.32). Conclusion: This study highlighted the risk factors for COVID-19 mortality and the benefit of COVID-19 vaccination, especially of booster vaccination, in reducing the risk of COVID-19 mortality in Malaysia.

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