EVALUATION OF THE RISK FACTORS OF COVID-19 MORTALITY IN HEALTH CENTERS OF KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19 is one of the most dangerous viruses of the 21st century, which has brought serious challenges to human life. This virus is more dangerous for people suffering from chronic diseases and causes increased mortality.Research objectives: The purpose of this research is to identify the factors predisposing to the death of COVID-19 patients in Kabul city. Chronic diseases can be considered as one of the predisposing factors. In this study, the relationship between chronic diseases and mortality of COVID-19 patients has been investigated.Research method: This study is of a descriptive type, and the required data was collected from the health centers of Kabul city, which had the ability to admit COVID-19 patients, during 3 months, using prepared questionnaires.Results: In this study, 272 patients infected with COVID-19 in Kabul city were used. Among these, 17 patients infected with this virus have died and the rest have recovered completely. Out of 255 recovered patients, 184 patients (72.2%) had chronic diseases, but out of 17 patients who died, all of them had chronic diseases. Also, there is a significant relationship between age and chronic diseases (p ═ 0.210).Conclusion: COVID-19 is one of the deadly and dangerous viruses in which having chronic diseases and old age causes an increase in mortality.