@article{Karki_Basnet_Karki_Lamichhane_Sharma_Acharya_KC_Seikh_Kunwar_Rajbhandari_Bhandari_Panthi_Karki_Lamichhane_Bhandary_2021, title={Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Patients with COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Centre of Mid-Western Nepal}, volume={4}, url={https://nepjol.info/index.php/nmj/article/view/36511}, DOI={10.3126/nmj.v4i1.36511}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> With little to no research done that sheds light on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Mid-Western region of Nepal, this study attempts to educate the general populace and concerned authorities on the impact of the pandemic in the region.<br /><strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> Patients presenting at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences between 14 May 2020 to December 21, 2020, diagnosed with COVID-19 were included in the study. These patients were reviewed for age, sex, address, recent travel history, and presenting symptoms.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 3895 COVID -19 positive individuals were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 33.6 ± 13.8 years, a majority (49.5%) of the cases were in the 20-29 years age group. 73.7% were male. 82.9% of the patients were from Dang, 86% of the cases of Dang were from urban areas, and the districts bordering India accounted for 88.5% of cases. Most of the positive patients were asymptomatic (97.1%), Amongst the symptomatic cases, the most frequent clinical manifestation was both fever and cough. 8.5% of the patients also reported travel history, of which a majority had returned from India.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The patients were mostly young males belonging to the economically active age group who were mostly affected by COVID-19 in Mid-Western Nepal. It is important to carry out age-group targeted testing to flatten the infection curve. Testing must be done irrespective of observable symptoms to overcome this public health emergency.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Nepalese Medical Journal}, author={Karki, Shravya Singh and Basnet, Pragya S and Karki, Sauharda S and Lamichhane, Basant and Sharma, Damodar and Acharya, Birendra K and KC, Sunil and Seikh, Salman and Kunwar, Santosh and Rajbhandari, Nishtha and Bhandari, Ujjwal MS and Panthi, Sagar and Karki, Angelica and Lamichhane, Jhankar and Bhandary, Sangita}, year={2021}, month={Jun.}, pages={429–432} }