Epidemiology and factors associated with COVID‑19 outbreak‑related deaths in patients admitted to medical centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
نویسندگان
1 Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Education and Research, Emergency Medical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
3 Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
5 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Emergency, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
6 Department of Nurse Sciences, Faculty of Emergency Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
7 Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Education and Research, Emergency Medical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: The first case of COVID‑19 was reported in Iran on February 19, 2020, in Qom. SinceMazandaran is one of the high‑risk provinces with many patients and deaths, this study was conductedto investigate the epidemiological characteristics of COVID‑19‑related deaths in Mazandaran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this descriptive study, demographic information and clinicalfindings in patients who died following COVID‑19 in the medical centers of Mazandaran University ofMedical Sciences from February 8, 2020, to October 10, 2020, were extracted. Data were analyzedby using SPSS 21. Logistic regression was used to compare the data. P < 0.05 was considered asthe significance level.RESULTS: Out of a total of 34,039 patients admitted during the 8 months, 2907 patients died. Ofthese, 1529 (52%) were male, and the rest were female. In terms of age, 10 cases in the age groupof fewer than 15 years, 229 cases in the age group of 15–44 years, 864 patients in the age group of45–64 years, and 1793 people in the age group of 65 years and over died. 2206 people (more than75%) by personal visit referred to medical centers. The mortality rate was more than 8 cases per 100hospitalized patients. Men were 16% more likely to die from COVID‑19 than women.DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Older adults over 65 have the highest incidence and death ratedue to this disease. The incidence rate was higher in women, and the death rate was higher in men,which differs from the national pattern.
