NGHIÊN CỨU TÌNH HÌNH MẮC HẬU COVID-19 VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN TRÊN NGƯỜI BỆNH NHIỄM COVID-19 TẠI HUYỆN LONG HỒ, TỈNH VĨNH LONG NĂM 2022-2023

Abstract

  Background: Corona viruses are a large family of RNA viruses that can cause disease in both humans and animals, Long Ho district recorded 14,884 cases of COVID-19. Persistent ill health after COVID-19 is common. A few studies have documented this rate in Germany 27.8%,

USA 36.1%, UK 98%… Objectives: To determine the situation and some related factors to postCOVID-19 in COVID-19 patients in Long Ho district, Vinh Long province in 2022-2023. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 667 patients with COVID-19 in Long Ho district, Vinh Long province in 2022-2023. Results: The rate of post-COVID-19 in the study was 60.9%, in which, the rate of the mental disorders group accounted for the highest rate (50.8%) and the rate of digestive disease was the lowest (only 7, 9%). Factors related to the disease: people with an underlying disease OR=0.152 (95% CI: 0.040-0.571, 0.005) and people hospitalized with COVID-19 OR=0.152 (95% CI: 0.076-0.302, <0.001). Conclusions: The post-COVID-19 rate in Long Ho district is very high and is at an alarming level. It is necessary to focus on appropriate health and education communication measures, increase knowledge and raise people's awareness about postCOVID-19 disease prevention, paying special attention to the elderly and those with underlying diseases.