Factors associated with COVID-19 in children aged 0 to 15 in Niger, 2020

Factors associated with COVID-19 in children aged 0 to 15 in Niger, 2020

On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. Children were affected in less severe forms. Niger had implemented measures in a context where children were a source of contamination. The aim was to determine the factors associated with COVID-19 in children in Niger from Fe...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pan African medical journal 2024-01, Vol.47, p.117-117
Hauptverfasser: Amadou, Habibatou Idé, Yoda, Herman, Tialla, Dieudonné, Yanogo, Pauline Kiswendsida, Barry, Djibril, Ibrahim, Maman Laminou, Aboubacar, Samaila, Souley, Abdoul Salam Youssoufou, Ousmane, Abdoulaye, Meda, Nicolas
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Niger - epidemiology
Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. Children were affected in less severe forms. Niger had implemented measures in a context where children were a source of contamination. The aim was to determine the factors associated with COVID-19 in children in Niger from February to August 2020 through an analysis of the national database. We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study including all COVID-19 suspects in the database. We used Excel and Epi Info 7.2.4. software for data extraction and analysis. Frequencies and proportions were calculated, and in a logistic regression, we estimated the ORs of association with their 95% confidence intervals, the factors associated with COVID-19 at the threshold of p
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2024.47.117.41490