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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2023

Prevalence and difference of COVID-19 symptoms, post-COVID conditions and duration of illness among the vaccinated and unvaccinated population: a cross-sectional study in Peshawar.

Asad Rahman, Muhammad T Ikram, Amina Arif, Bakht D Khan, Kamal U Azam, Muhammad Sanaan Fida, Adam K Rahim, Muhammad S Khan, Muhammad H Mushtaq, Raiyan Fida and 2 more

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Asad RahmanDepartments of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-0534-6292
Muhammad T IkramDepartments of Medicine.
Amina ArifDepartments of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-8613-2148
Bakht D KhanOphthalmology.ORCID 0000-0001-9661-4389
Kamal U AzamDepartments of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0001-5643-376X
Muhammad Sanaan FidaKhyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-6294-5307
Adam K RahimDepartments of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0003-4957-3419
Muhammad S KhanKhyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-1230-8120
Muhammad H MushtaqKhyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2425-7196
Raiyan FidaKhyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-4155-0928
Hamza YunusDepartments of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-2034-7314
Mohammad D KhanSurgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex.

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Abstract

Studies on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, post-coronavirus disease (COVID) conditions, and vaccination outcomes in Pakistan are limited and inconsistent. The study investigated differences in symptoms and post-COVID conditions between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals and the impact of vaccination on illness duration based on existing literature. Methods: The study was a 3-month cross-sectional study conducted in Peshawar, Pakistan. It targeted individuals aged 16 and above who had contracted COVID-19 at least once during the recent pandemic, regardless of gender, and confirmed through reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction testing. The sample size was 250, determined using the WHO sample size calculator. Data were collected through questionnaires after obtaining verbal consent and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 26, taking into account their vaccination status along with other important variables. Results: Among the 250 respondents, 143 (57.2%) were unvaccinated, while 107 (42.8%) were vaccinated at the time of contracting COVID-19. Unvaccinated subjects developed a greater variety of symptoms that lasted for longer durations ( Conclusion: The study found that COVID-19 vaccination can reduce the duration and frequency of symptoms, as well as post-COVID conditions. This is the first research of its kind conducted in Peshawar, Pakistan, and may serve as a foundation for future research in this demographic.

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COVID-19long COVIDoutbreak and pandemicpost-COVID conditionsvaccination

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