Journal of Public Health and Development
Risk factors and clinical features associated with death at the COVID-19 isolation ward of Clairwood Hospital/KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A retrospective case-control study.
The COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with death among patients admitted directly to the COVID-19 isolation ward at Clairwood Hospital. A case-control study was undertaken, involving a total of 400 study participants divided equally into 200 cases (deaths) and 200 controls (survivors). Data were collected retrospectively from medical records and analysed using Chi-square tests, univariate, and multivariate logi …