COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: an epidemiological analysis of 2020-2021.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI:10.3855/jidc.18931

Mohannad Garoub

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Abstract

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic proved challenging for the healthcare systems. This study is an analysis of the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and the impact of the control measures on the epidemiological trends of the disease.

Methodology: A retrospective study was conducted on COVID-19 cases confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in KSA from March 2020 to December 2021. The numbers of confirmed, recovered, and death cases was analyzed and classified by age, gender, and nationality. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis for the disease trends and some of the control measures were conducted. All statistical analysis was carried out using the IBM SPSS version 26.

Results: There were 549,810 confirmed cases from March 2, 2020, to December 1, 2021. The highest number of cases was during the summer months. Men accounted for 70% of all reported cases. 65% of incidents involved people aged 20-50 years. Saudi nationals represented 63% of the total cases. There was a decline in both confirmed and fatality cases in 2021 compared to 2020 (OR = 2.1, p < 0.001; and OR = 2.53, p < 0.001 respectively). Furthermore, the precautionary measures implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 had a positive effect in reducing disease incidences (correlation 0.75, p < 0.001).

Conclusions: The Saudi government has had exceptional success in controlling COVID-19 by expanding screening tests, launching immunization campaigns, and training physicians.

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沙特阿拉伯的 COVID-19 大流行：2020-2021 年流行病学分析。

导言：冠状病毒病 2019（COVID-19）大流行对医疗保健系统构成了挑战。本研究分析了 COVID-19 在沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）的流行情况，以及控制措施对该疾病流行趋势的影响：对 2020 年 3 月至 2021 年 12 月期间沙特王国经逆转录酶聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）确诊的 COVID-19 病例进行了回顾性研究。对确诊病例、康复病例和死亡病例的数量进行了分析，并按年龄、性别和国籍进行了分类。对疾病趋势和一些控制措施进行了描述性统计和双变量分析。所有统计分析均使用 IBM SPSS 26 版本进行：从 2020 年 3 月 2 日至 2021 年 12 月 1 日，共有 549 810 例确诊病例。夏季病例数最多。男性占所有报告病例的 70%。65% 的病例涉及 20-50 岁的人群。沙特国民占病例总数的 63%。与 2020 年相比，2021 年的确诊病例和死亡病例均有所下降（OR = 2.1，p < 0.001；OR = 2.53，p < 0.001）。此外，为遏制 COVID-19 的传播而采取的预防措施对降低发病率也有积极作用（相关性为 0.75，p < 0.001）：沙特政府通过扩大筛查范围、开展免疫接种活动和培训医生，在控制 COVID-19 方面取得了巨大成功。

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries INFECTIOUS DISEASES-

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

5.30%

发文量

239

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (JIDC) is an international journal, intended for the publication of scientific articles from Developing Countries by scientists from Developing Countries. JIDC is an independent, on-line publication with an international editorial board. JIDC is open access with no cost to view or download articles and reasonable cost for publication of research artcles, making JIDC easily availiable to scientists from resource restricted regions.