Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients managed under home-based care in Kapelebyong district in eastern Uganda
| Characteristic (n = 301) | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Anybody in the household been sick in the last 30 days | |
| Yes | 206 (68.4) |
| No | 95 (31.6) |
| Person suffered from (n = 206) | |
| Malaria | 123 (59.7) |
| Cough | 57 (27.7) |
| Flue | 36 (17.5) |
| Pneumonia | 8 (3.9) |
| Others | 41 (19.9) |
| Person sought medical advice | |
| Yes | 205 (99.5) |
| No | 1 (0.5) |
| Place of seeking medical advice (n = 208) | |
| Health facility | 133 (63.9) |
| Clinic | 95 (45.7) |
| From VHT | 9 (95.7) |
| Others | 2 (1.0) |
| Reasons for COVID-19 testing (n = 300) | |
| Had signs of COVID-19 | 243 (81.0) |
| Family member had COVID-19 | 108 (36.0) |
| Was caring for a COVID-19 patient | 9 (3.0) |
| Health worker told me to test | 14 (4.7) |
| I just wanted to test | 64 (21.3) |
| Others | 35 (11.7) |
| Feeling after being told was COVID-19 positive (n = 300) | |
| I thought I would die | 143 (46.7) |
| Thought would be taken to the treatment center | 21 (7.0) |
| Worried of what people would think | 72 (24.0) |
| Thought would infect my family | 104 (34.7) |
| Worried of family survival | 64 (21.3) |
| Others | 76 (25.3) |
| Co-morbidities | |
| Hypertension | 21(7.1) |
| Diabetes | 3 (1.0) |
| Heart problems | 2 (0.7) |
| Asthma | 6 (2.0) |
| HIV/AIDS | 13 (4.4) |
| SCD | 1 (0.3) |
| Chronic liver disease | 1 (0.3) |
| Pregnancy | 4 (1.3) |
| COPD | 1 (0.3) |
| Tuberculosis | 2 (0.7) |
| Vaccinated | |
| Yes | 20 (6.8) |
| No | 275 (93.2) |
| Vaccine doses received | |
| One | 12 (63.2) |
| Two | 7 (36.8) |
| Duration of care | |
| < 2 weeks | 178 (59.1) |
| 3 to 4 weeks | 103 (34.2) |
| > 1 month | 20 (6.6) |
| Health workers follow-up | |
| Yes | 123 (41.1) |
| No | 176 (58.9) |
| Wealth tertile | |
| Poorer | 135 (44.9) |
| Middle | 90 (29.9) |
| Richer | 76 (25.2) |