Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of people with confirmed COVID-19 infection admitted in community care and treatment centres in Sierra Leone, March 2020–March 2021 (N = 700).
| Variable | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Region | ||
| Urban | 254 | (36.3) |
| Rural | 446 | (63.7) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 406 | (58.0) |
| Female | 288 | (41.1) |
| Missing | 6 | (0.9) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 0–14 | 62 | (8.9) |
| 15–24 | 103 | (14.7) |
| 25–34 | 165 | (23.6) |
| 35–44 | 118 | (16.9) |
| 45–54 | 95 | (13.6) |
| 55–64 | 74 | (10.6) |
| ≥65 | 80 | (11.4) |
| Missing | 3 | (0.4) |
| Disease classification | ||
| Asymptomatic | 441 | (63.0) |
| Mild | 160 | (22.9) |
| Moderate | 24 | (3.4) |
| Severe | 65 | (9.3) |
| Missing | 10 | (1.4) |
| Duration of admission | ||
| <7 days | 116 | (16.6) |
| 7–14 days | 283 | (40.5) |
| >14 days | 299 | (42.8) |