Time to care and factors influencing appropriate Sudan virus disease care among case patients in Uganda, September to November 2022
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2024-08
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Early isolation and care for Ebola disease patients at Ebola Treatment Units (ETU) curb outbreak spread. We evaluated time to ETU entry and associated factors during the 2022 Sudan virus disease (SVD) outbreak in Uganda.
We included persons with RT-PCR-confirmed SVD with onset September 20-November 30, 2022. We categorized days from symptom onset to ETU entry (“delays”) as short (≤2), moderate (3-5), and long (≥6); the latter two were “delayed isolation.” We categorized symptom onset timing as “earlier” or “later,” using October 15 as a cut-off. We assessed demographics, symptom onset timing, and awareness of contact status as predictors for delayed isolation. We explored reasons for early vs late isolation using key informant interviews.
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Akunzirwe, R., Carter, S., Simbwa, B. N., Wanyana, M. W., Ahirirwe, S. R., Namubiru, S. K., ... & Harris, J. R. (2024). Time to care and factors influencing appropriate Sudan virus disease care among case patients in Uganda, September to November 2022.cAkunzirwe, R., Carter, S., Simbwa, B. N., Wanyana, M. W., Ahirirwe, S. R., Namubiru, S. K., ... & Harris, J. R. (2024). Time to care and factors influencing appropriate Sudan virus disease care among case patients in Uganda, September to November 2022. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 145, 107073., 145, 107073.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107073