Drivers of the Second Wave and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 cases in Uganda: A Retrospective Study of Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases

The COVID-19 continued to pose several public health, social, economic challenges and the drivers for the occurrence of different COVID-19 waves remains undocumented in Uganda. We conducted a crosssectional population-based survey among recovered COVID-19 cases to establish the drivers of SAR-CoV2 infections. We performed a retrospective study and interviewed 1120 recovered COVID-19 cases from 10 selected districts in Uganda. We further conducted 38 Key Informant Interviews of members of the COVID-19 District Taskforce and 19 in-depth interviews among COVID-19 survivors from March to June, 2021.

Keywords

Asymptomatic, Second wave, COVID-19

Citation

Walekhwa, A. W., Nakazibwe, B., Nantongo, M., Wafula, S. T., Bulafu, D., Ayugi, B., ... & Mugisha, L. (2022). Drivers of the Second Wave and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 cases in Uganda: A Retrospective Study of Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases, March-June, 2021.https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1253445/v1

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https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8285

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Medical and Health Sciences

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