Najlaa Al-Bluwi, Razan Agha, Ankita Shukla, Rouba Karen Zeidan, Hamzah AlZubaidi, Manal Awad, Amal Hussein, Muzan Abdelbagi, Khaled AlSayed, Mohamad B Alebaji, Mahasin Shaheen, Laila Salameh, Bassam Mahboub, Hady Elkhodary, Riyad Bendardaf, Ghada Mohammed, Dima Wardat, Zahraa Al-Hano, Hajir I Amara, Mohamed Saleh Alhajjaj, Qutayba Hamid, Rabih Halwani, Basema Saddik
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical and epidemiological factors associated with severe COVID-19 cases in hospitalized patients across two emirates within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODS: A retrospective observational analytical study analysed data from 738 medical records and conducted 573 in-depth interviews with patients hospitalized across multiple healthcare centers in the UAE, between 29 January 2020 and 14 October 2021. Regression analysis predicted risk factors for COVID-19 severity...
February 26, 2024: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health