Characterization of COVID-19 cases in the formal and informal settlements in Dagoretti sub-county Kenya, 2020
Introduction: COVID-19 posed a serious public health threat to all ages. In Kenya, it was first detected on March 13, 2020, in its capital - Nairobi, which remained the epicenter of the disease thereafter. Dagoretti is one area that has both formal and informal residencies and showed a marked inc...
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| Language: | English |
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African Field Epidemiology Network
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://www.afenet-journal.net/content/article/7/19/full/ |
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| Summary: | Introduction: COVID-19 posed a serious public health threat to all ages. In Kenya, it
was first detected on March 13, 2020, in its capital - Nairobi, which remained the
epicenter of the disease thereafter. Dagoretti is one area that has both formal and
informal residencies and showed a marked increase of cases; from a total of nine in
March to 1219 in July 2020. The upsurge prompted us to describe the cases as they
were being identified through contact tracing. Methods: This was a cross-sectional
study that involved the review of COVID-19 data from 1st March to 31st July 2020
using a line list. We reviewed data for all COVID-19 cases and their contacts. We
generated measures of central tendency for continuous variables and frequencies and
proportions for categorical variables. Results: Of the 1,620 COVID-19 records
analyzed, 98% (1580) had no contact history with a case. The median age was 42 (IQR:
20.5 – 64.5) years. The majority 59.5% (964/1620) were males with 32.7% (529/1620)
from the age group of 31-40 years. The formal settlements had higher infections at
85.7% (1,389/1,620). All 16 deaths (100%) were from formal residencies out of which
62.5% (10/16) had comorbidities. Conclusion: COVID-19 disproportionately affected
the formal dwellers in the early days of the pandemic. The highest mortality occurred
in cases with comorbidities. We recommended targeted advocacy and scale-up of
COVID-19 awareness to diabetic and hypertensive cases in both residencies. |
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| ISSN: | 2664-2824 |