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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Outpatient pediatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic, Almaty, Kazakhstan 2021-2022.

Nailya Kozhekenova, Milena Santric-Milicevic, Zhansaya Nurgaliyeva, Ainash Oshibayeva, Danilo Jeremic, Milan Dinic, Saltanat Kyrykbayeva, Zhanar Zhagiparova, Arshat Smasheva, Anastassiya Miller and 2 more

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Nailya KozhekenovaFaculty of Medicine and Health Care, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Milena Santric-MilicevicInstitute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Zhansaya NurgaliyevaFaculty of Medicine and Health Care, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Ainash OshibayevaVice Rector for Science and Strategic Development, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Turkestan, Kazakhstan.
Danilo JeremicFaculty of Medicine, Institute for Orthopaedics «Banjica», University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Milan DinicSerbian Medical Chamber, Belgrade, Serbia.
Saltanat KyrykbayevaCenter for Strategic Development, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Turkestan, Kazakhstan.
Zhanar ZhagiparovaFaculty of Medicine, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Turkestan, Kazakhstan.
Arshat SmashevaFaculty of Foreign Languages, Karaganda Buketov University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
Anastassiya MillerSchool of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Shyryn TolekovaTelemedicine Center, Central City Clinical Hospital, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Natalya GlushkovaFaculty of Medicine and Health Care, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Abstract

Background/objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, primary health care systems worldwide adapted to manage cases in outpatient settings, including those involving children. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of 27,205 outpatient COVID-19 cases among children (0-17 years) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022, compared with major epidemiological events and public health measures. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted to assess the likelihood of hospitalization regarding demographic characteristics, concomitant diseases, the severity of COVID-19 course, as well as the dynamic of cases. Results: The majority of children (99.3%) were asymptomatic or mild. Children in the younger age group (0-4) had a higher risk of severe course and hospitalization compared with adolescents aged 15-17 years. Sex and chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus, obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) did not demonstrate statistical significance. The longest spike in outpatient COVID-19 cases in children coincided with the circulation of Delta and Eta strains, the highest with Omicron. Conclusion: Among outpatient COVID-19 cases in children, the likelihood of severe forms and hospitalization is higher if the child is under 5 years of age.

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Ambulatory CareCOVID-19OutpatientsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKazakhstanMalePandemicsSARS-CoV-2childrencoronavirus infectionCOVID-19epidemiologynon-pharmaceutical interventionsoutpatient

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