Research Article
Biopsychosocial Profile of COVID-19 Patients Cared for in Public and Private Health Facilities in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Table 3
Clinical profile of the study participants.
| | Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
| | Cared for in | Private | 53 (11.1) | | Public | 157 (32.9) | | Both | 267 (55.9) |
| | Symptoms | Fever | 473 (99.2) | | Sore throat | 458 (96) | | Cough | 467 (97.9) | | Dyspnea | 448 (93.9) | | Headache | 469 (98.3) | | Chills | 437 (91.6) | | Myalgia | 469 (98.3) | | Anosmia | 354 (74.2) | | Diarrhea | 59 (12.4) | | Ageusia | 357 (74.8) |
| | Complications | Pneumonia | 439 (92) | | ARDS | 29 (6.1) |
| | ICU admission | Yes | 35 (7.3) | | No | 442 (92.7) |
| | Medications | Painkiller | 475 (99.6) | | Antibiotics | 460 (96.4) | | Steroids | 156 (32.7) |
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Abbreviations: ICU: intensive care unit.
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