Research Article

Factors Associated with Poor Treatment Outcome among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in South Central, Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients admitted with COVID-19 to the treatment center in Arsi zone, 2021.

Clinical characteristicsCategoriesFrequency (%)

Clinical manifestationYes374 (94)
No24 (6.0)

Co-morbidityYes236 (59.3)
No162 (40.7)

StatusAsymptomatic24 (6.0)
Mild82 (20.6)
Moderate104 (26.1)
Severe170 (42.7)
Critical18 (4.5)

Type of comorbidityHypertension52 (16.1)
Chronic cardiac disease34 (10.6)
COPD55 (17.1)
Asthma47 (14.6)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)14 (4.3)
Diabetic mellitus90 (28.0)
Human immune virus (HIV)15 (4.7)

Intranasal oxygen useYes250 (66.8)
No124 (33.2)

Place of careWard358 (90.0)
ICU40 (10.0)

Length of stayLess than 15 days263 (66.1)
15 and above days135 (33.9)
Mean(SD)13 (5.7)