Publication: COVID-19 Infection among Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bista, Meera | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bista, Raunak | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mishra, Vabesh | |
| dc.contributor.author | Basnet, Inku | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-17T06:59:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-17T06:59:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | Authors Meera Bista Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Raunak Bista Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Vabesh Mishra Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Inku Basnet Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Introduction: Coronavirus disease-19 infection is caused by the coronavirus and has taken a toll throughout the world. The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of coronavirus disease-19 infection among patients presenting to a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the fever clinic of a tertiary care centre between January 2021 to September 2021 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 2011202001). Convenience sampling was done. Data were collected from the records of patients diagnosed with real-time polymerase chain reaction) test in the sample group. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 230 patients presenting to the fever clinic, 130 (56.52%) (50.11-62.93, 95% Confidence Interval) were diagnosed with coronavirus disease-19. Conclusions: Our study found that the prevalence of coronavirus disease-19 was higher when compared to similar studies conducted in similar settings. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7932 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2790 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | Blood group | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | Pandemic | |
| dc.title | COVID-19 Infection among Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 29 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 27 | |
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