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- Title
Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria.
- Authors
Salako, Abideen; Odubela, Oluwatosin; Musari-Martins, Tomilola; Ezemelue, Priscilla; Gbaja-Biamila, Titilola; Opaneye, Babasola; James, Ayorinde; Oforomeh, Osaga; Osuolale, Kazeem; Musa, Adesola; Chukwu, Emelda; Rahman, Nurudeen; David, Agatha; Audu, Rosemary; Ezechi, Oliver; Salako, Babatunde
- Abstract
Background. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence and clinical features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among children (≤18 years) evaluated for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection at a testing centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Methodology. This was a retrospective study. Data on the sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and SARS-CoV-2 results of participants at a modified drive-through centre for COVID-19 test sample collection over four months were retrieved from the electronic medical records (EMR). Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. Results. A total of 307 children (≤18 years) were evaluated in this review. The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among the paediatric population was 16.3%. The median age (interquartile range (IQR)) was 9 (4–14) years. Common symptoms reported by the positive cases were fever (40.0%), cough (32.9%), sore throat (17.1%), and runny nose (15.7%). The majority of the positive cases had mild symptoms. Fever and sore throat were associated with the positive cases. Conclusion. Fever and sore throat were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among our cohort which buttresses the need for a high level of suspicion and clinical acumen in the management of common febrile diseases in paediatric settings.
- Subjects
LAGOS (Nigeria); COVID-19; CHILD patients; PEDIATRICS; SARS-CoV-2; RHINORRHEA
- Publication
International Journal of Pediatrics, 2021, p1
- ISSN
1687-9740
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2021/2185161