Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine

Self-reported Long COVID and Its Causes in Adults Living in Rural North India

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Abstract

Essence

Self-reported long COVID affected 23% of surveyed infected adults in this rural North Indian sample and was more likely with female sex, older age, lower education, and pre-existing difficulties.

Evidence

This was a 2023 community-based cross-sectional survey of 2,954 adults in Jhajjar, Haryana, including 183 people with self-reported RT-PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Caveat

COVID-19 infection, symptoms, and long COVID were self-reported, and only 42 infected participants reported long COVID symptoms.

Simplified

Key numbers

42 of 183
Prevalence among COVID-19 Cases
Prevalence of among self-reported COVID-positive individuals.
42 of 2954
Overall Prevalence
Overall prevalence of in the sampled population.
4.46
Higher Risk with Lower Education
Odds ratio for associated with lower education levels.

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Competing interests

No competing interests reported.
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