Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria
Background. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence and clinical features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among children (≤18 years) evaluated for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection at a testing centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Methodology. This...
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| author | Abideen Salako Oluwatosin Odubela Tomilola Musari-Martins Priscilla Ezemelue Titilola Gbaja-Biamila Babasola Opaneye Ayorinde James Osaga Oforomeh Kazeem Osuolale Adesola Musa Emelda Chukwu Nurudeen Rahman Agatha David Rosemary Audu Oliver Ezechi Babatunde Salako |
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| description | Background. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence and clinical features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among children (≤18 years) evaluated for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection at a testing centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Methodology. This was a retrospective study. Data on the sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and SARS-CoV-2 results of participants at a modified drive-through centre for COVID-19 test sample collection over four months were retrieved from the electronic medical records (EMR). Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. Results. A total of 307 children (≤18 years) were evaluated in this review. The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among the paediatric population was 16.3%. The median age (interquartile range (IQR)) was 9 (4–14) years. Common symptoms reported by the positive cases were fever (40.0%), cough (32.9%), sore throat (17.1%), and runny nose (15.7%). The majority of the positive cases had mild symptoms. Fever and sore throat were associated with the positive cases. Conclusion. Fever and sore throat were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among our cohort which buttresses the need for a high level of suspicion and clinical acumen in the management of common febrile diseases in paediatric settings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c00844160c5d400f85e5f3d4ad3228622025-02-03T01:25:47ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592021-01-01202110.1155/2021/21851612185161Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, NigeriaAbideen Salako0Oluwatosin Odubela1Tomilola Musari-Martins2Priscilla Ezemelue3Titilola Gbaja-Biamila4Babasola Opaneye5Ayorinde James6Osaga Oforomeh7Kazeem Osuolale8Adesola Musa9Emelda Chukwu10Nurudeen Rahman11Agatha David12Rosemary Audu13Oliver Ezechi14Babatunde Salako15Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, NigeriaBackground. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence and clinical features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among children (≤18 years) evaluated for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection at a testing centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Methodology. This was a retrospective study. Data on the sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and SARS-CoV-2 results of participants at a modified drive-through centre for COVID-19 test sample collection over four months were retrieved from the electronic medical records (EMR). Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. Results. A total of 307 children (≤18 years) were evaluated in this review. The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among the paediatric population was 16.3%. The median age (interquartile range (IQR)) was 9 (4–14) years. Common symptoms reported by the positive cases were fever (40.0%), cough (32.9%), sore throat (17.1%), and runny nose (15.7%). The majority of the positive cases had mild symptoms. Fever and sore throat were associated with the positive cases. Conclusion. Fever and sore throat were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among our cohort which buttresses the need for a high level of suspicion and clinical acumen in the management of common febrile diseases in paediatric settings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2185161 |
| spellingShingle | Abideen Salako Oluwatosin Odubela Tomilola Musari-Martins Priscilla Ezemelue Titilola Gbaja-Biamila Babasola Opaneye Ayorinde James Osaga Oforomeh Kazeem Osuolale Adesola Musa Emelda Chukwu Nurudeen Rahman Agatha David Rosemary Audu Oliver Ezechi Babatunde Salako Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria International Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_full | Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_short | Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_sort | prevalence and presentation of paediatric coronavirus disease 2019 in lagos nigeria |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2185161 |
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