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Background: Semarang is one of the cities in Central Java with the highest positive number and mortality rate of Covid-19. It became the largest contributor to daily cases in Central Java. In general, the severity of Covid-19 in Semarang is 5.3% and increased to 24% in the elderly. Mortality Covid-19 was caused by various factors such as demographic and non-demographic factors.
Objective: This study aims to determine the impact of several risk factors of COVID-19 mortality in Semarang.
Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Data analysis was carried out analytically with a binary logistic regression test. The sample used was the total population of 32.555 confirmed positive from March 2020 to March 2021 registered in Semarang Health Office.
Results: The results demonstrated that mortality due to Covid-19 in Semarang was frequent in the elderly (27.3%), males (9.4%), had comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus (28.6%), kidney disease (43.5%), neuromuscular (36.4%), and cancer (29.3%), and accompanied by symptoms such as Dyspnea (18.1%), weakness/lethargy (19.9%), and fever (14.6%).
Conclusion: Age, gender, travel history, comorbidities (kidney, neuromuscular, cancer, and diabetes mellitus), and symptoms (fever, shortness of breath, and weakness/lethargy) are risk factors for mortality Covid-19 in Semarang.
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Shi Y, Wang J, Yang Y, Wang Z, Wang G, Hashimoto K, et al. Knowledge and attitudes of medical staff in Chinese psychiatric hospitals regarding COVID-19. Brain, Behav Immun - Heal [Internet]. 2020;4(March):100064. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100064
Holshue ML, DeBolt C, Lindquist S, Lofy KH, Wiesman J, Bruce H, et al. First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(10):929–36.
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