Clinico-epidemiological and vaccination profile of patients attending flu clinic of a tertiary health care institution in Eastern India during the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic

CM Singh
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Neha Chaudhary
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Bijaya Nanda Naik
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Rajath Rao
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Sanjay Pandey
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Santosh Kumar Nirala
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Alok Ranjan
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Santosh Prasad
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Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
Received: 28 July 2022 / Revised: 22 September 2022 / Accepted: 22 September 2022 / Published: 30 December 2022

Abstract

Introduction and aim. With the third wave of COVID-19 hitting the country, there is an urgent need to systematically document the clinical-epidemiological and vaccination details of the patients to formulate evidence-based decisions. So, this study was planned to describe the profile of patients attending the flu clinic of a tertiary care hospital in eastern India.

Material and methods. This hospital-based cross-sectional study was done for 6 weeks (Jan-Feb 2022) among 623 patients using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire related to COVID-19. An unadjusted odds ratio was calculated and statistical significance was attributed to a p-value <0.05.

Results. Out of 623 patients, almost 90% of the patients were vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose of any vaccine. Cough (57.8%) was the most common complaint. Patients aged > 60 years and those having one or more than one comorbidity suffered from moderate-severe COVID-19 infection when compared to their counterparts (p<0.001). Also, 2.1% of fully vaccinated, 3.8% of one dose vaccinated and 10.9% of unvaccinated patients suffered from moderate-severe COVID-19.

Conclusion. During the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a smaller number of elderlies compared to the previous two waves were affected indicating age shifting. The severity of COVID-19 was less among vaccinated individuals compared to unvaccinated highlighting the importance of COVID-19 vaccination.

 

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Singh CM, Chaudhary N, Naik BN, et al. Clinico-epidemiological and vaccination profile of patients attending flu clinic of a tertiary health care institution in Eastern India during the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Eur J Clin Exp Med. 2022;20(4):391–398. doi: 10.15584/ejcem.2022.4.2.

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