Post-COVID-19 complications in home and hospital-based care: A study from Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Khandker et al.,
Post-COVID-19 complications in home and hospital-based care: A study from Dhaka city, Bangladesh,
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, doi:10.3389/fresc.2022.1037649
Retrospective 925 COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh reporting that "physical activity and exposure to sunlight was positively associated with earlier recovery from COVID-19 both in home and hospital care". Details are not provided.
Khandker et al., 24 Nov 2022, retrospective, Bangladesh, peer-reviewed, survey, mean age 38.4, 7 authors.
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EDITED BY
Md. Aftab Uddin,
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
REVIEWED BY
Mahmudur Rahman,
Southern Cross University, Australia
Sungida Rashid,
Assumption University, Thailand
Md. Alamgir Hossain,
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science &
Technology University, Bangladesh
Munshi Muhammad Abdul Kader Jilani,
Bangladesh Institute of Governance and
Management (BIGM), Bangladesh
Amer Saeed,
University of Technology and Applied Sciences
(Oman), Oman
*CORRESPONDENCE
Salamat Khandker
rsalamat@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
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PUBLISHED 24 November 2022
CITATION
Khandker S, Akther A, Syed BH, Shafiullah R,
Ahmed K, Chowdhury AA and Khan S (2022)
Post-COVID-19 complications in home and
hospital-based care: A study from Dhaka city,
Bangladesh.
Front. Rehabilit. Sci. 3:1037649.
doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.1037649
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TYPE Original Research
PUBLISHED 24 November 2022
DOI 10.3389/fresc.2022.1037649
Post-COVID-19 complications in
home and hospital-based care:
A study from Dhaka city,
Bangladesh
Salamat Khandker1*, Aivee Akther1, Billal H. Syed1,
1
2
1
Rezoun Shafiullah , Kawsar Ahmed , Alauddin A. Chowdhury
and Salim Khan3
1
Department of Public Health, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2School of
Mathematics & Statistics, Central South University, Changsha, China, 3Head, Department of Public
Health, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to understand the management
patterns and post-COVID-19 complications among hospital and hometreated participants. Retrospective information was collected from four
COVID-19 dedicated hospitals and four selected community settings. Using
probability proportional sampling, 925 participants were selected. Data were
collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate
logistic regression analysis and the exact chi-square tests were utilized to
analyze the association between the studied variables. A total of 659
participants responded (response rate 70.93%); 375 from hospitals and 284
from communities. About 80% of participants were mild cases, 75% were
treated at home, and 65% of hospital-treated participants were referred after
home treatment. Participants treated at home-to hospital and directly in the
hospital had 1.64 and 3.38 times longer recovery time respectively than what
home-based participants had. A significant increasing trend ( p < 0.001) of
co-morbidities was found among referred and hospital treated participants.
Age, level of education, physical exercise, practicing preventive measures,
exposure to sunlight, and intake of carbohydrate, additional liquid, food
supplements, and avoidance of junk foods were significantly associated with
place of treatment. Post-COVID-19 difficulties of all factors were..
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