Research Article
Home-Based Remedies to Prevent COVID-19-Associated Risk of Infection, Admission, Severe Disease, and Death: A Nested Case-Control Study
Table 1
Background characteristics of study participants segregated by type.
| | | Administration of home-based remedies within the last two weeks | | N | No home-based remedy | Administered home-based remedy | Chi ( value) | | n (%) | n (%) |
| | All participants | 882 | 621 (70.4) | 261 (29.6) | | | SARS-CoV-2 test by PCR | | | | | | Tested negative | 524 | 318 (51.2) | 206 (78.9) | 58.55 (<0.001) | | Tested positive | 358 | 303 (48.8) | 55 (21.1) | |
| | Sex | | | | | | Female | 371 | 267 (43.2) | 104 (39.9) | 0.8479 (0.357) | | Male | 508 | 351 (56.8) | 157 (60.2) | |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | Less than 20 | 48 | 40 (6.5) | 8 (3.1) | 13.15 (0.022) | | 20–29 | 292 | 203 (32.8) | 89 (34.1) | | | 30–39 | 353 | 236 (38.1) | 117 (44.8) | | | 40–49 | 95 | 68 (11.0) | 27 (10.3) | | | 50–59 | 53 | 37 (6.0) | 16 96.1) | | | 60 and above | 39 | 35 (5.7) | 4 (1.5) | |
| | Healthcare worker status | | | | | | Healthcare professional | 535 | 345 (55.6) | 190 (72.8) | 22.89 (<0.001) | | Not a healthcare worker | 347 | 276 (44.4) | 71 (27.2) | |
| | Severity of disease | | | | | | Asymptomatic, mild, moderate | 834 | 576 (92.8) | 258 (98.9) | 13.27 (0.882) | | Severe-critical | 48 | 45 (7.3) | 3 (1.2) | |
| | Management option | | | | | | Outpatient (homecare) | 806 | 550 (88.6) | 256 (98.1) | 21.14 (<0.001) | | Inpatient | 76 | 71 (11.4) | 5 (1.9) | |
| | Outcome of care | | | | | | Alive | 865 | 606 (97.6) | 259 (99.2) | 2.64 (0.104) | | Died | 17 | 15 (2.4) | 2 (0.8) | |
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