Epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 cases among Indians residing in Kuwait

被引:3
作者
Baskaradoss, Jagan Kumar [1 ]
Alsumait, Aishah [2 ]
Malik, Shaheer [3 ]
Ariga, Jitendra [4 ]
Geevarghese, Amrita [5 ]
Francis, Roy [2 ]
Vazhiyodan, Ajay [6 ]
Alexander, Rajesh [2 ]
Menon, Pramod [2 ]
Behzadi, Sahar [2 ]
AlWuhaib, Fatma [2 ]
Al-Ghimlas, Fahad [7 ]
AlSeaidan, Mohammad [7 ]
Almudhaf, Buthaina [7 ]
机构
[1] Kuwait Univ, Fac Dent, Dept Dev & Prevent Sci, Kuwait, Kuwait
[2] Minist Hlth, Sch Oral Hlth Program, Kuwait, Kuwait
[3] Kuwait Oil Co, Dent Div, Ahmadi Hosp, Kuwait, Kuwait
[4] Forsyth Inst, Sch Oral Hlth Program, Kuwait, Kuwait
[5] Univ Calif San Francisco, Sch Dent, Dept Prevent & Restorat Dent Sci, San Francisco, CA USA
[6] Smile Inn Dent Ctr, Kuwait, Kuwait
[7] Minist Hlth, Publ Hlth Adm, Kuwait, Kuwait
关键词
contact tracing; COVID-19; epidemiology; Kuwait; SARS-CoV-2; TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS; WUHAN; CHINA;
D O I
10.26719/emhj.21.006
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly spread to most countries around the world. Disproportionate spread of COVID-19 among the Indian community in Kuwait prompted heightened surveillance in this community. Aims: To study the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 patients and their contacts among the Indian community in Kuwait. Methods: Data collection was done as a part of contact tracing efforts undertaken by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health. Results: We analysed contact-tracing data for the initial 1348 laboratory-confirmed Indian patients and 6357 contacts (5681 close and 676 casual). The mean (standard deviation) age of the patients was 39.43 (10.5) years and 76.5% of the cases were asymptomatic or had only mild symptoms. Asymptomatic patients were significantly older [40.05 (10.42) years] than patients with severe symptoms [37.54 (10.54) years] (P = 0.024). About 70% of the patients were living in shared accommodation. Most of the close contacts were living in the same household, as compared with casual contacts, who were primarily workplace contacts (P < 0.001). Among the different occupations, healthcare workers had the highest proportion of cases (18.4%). Among the 216 pairs of cases with a clear relationship between the index and secondary cases, the mean serial interval was estimated to be 3.89 (3.69) days, with a median of 3 and interquartile range of 1-5 days. Conclusion: An early increase in the number of COVID-19 cases among the Indian community could be primarily attributed to crowded living conditions and the high proportion of healthcare workers in this community.
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