Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023): Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat (JIKM)

The Association Between Comorbid Hypertension and the Severity of COVID-19 at National Emergency Hospital Wisma Atlit Kemayoran Jakarta




Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2023

Abstract

The severity of COVID-19 is influenced by many factors, one of which is comorbid hypertension. The National Emergency Hospital Wisma Atlit Kemayoran is a special hospital and the only hospital that treats patients from severe to asymptomatic. This study aims to look at the association between comorbid hypertension and the severity of COVID-19. The design of this study was a case control conducted from October to November 2022. The data used was the secondary data from the medical records of patients at National Emergency Hospital Wisma Atlit Kemayoran in 2021. The case group totaled 288 research subjects who experienced COVID-19 with moderate and severe symptoms, while the control group totaled 302 research subjects who experienced COVID-19 with mild and asymptomatic symptoms. The results showed a statistically significant association between hypertension and the severity of COVID-19 with OR 3.40, 95% CI 1.88 to 6.34 and p-value <0.001. There is also a statistically significant association between comorbid hypertension and the severity of COVID-19 with Adjusted OR 3.33, 95% CI 1.79 to 6.13 and p-value <0.001 after being controlled by age, vaccination status, and education level. It is hoped to be an illustration that the management of hypertension is very important in order to prevent the worsening of the condition in COVID-19 patients.

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Journal Info

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jikm

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Subject

Health Professions Public Health

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Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat (JIKM) is a scientific peer-reviewed journal. Its aims are to share out, to develop, to facilitate research findings in Public Health that it will give benefit to managers, decision makers, public health officer, health problem practitioners, lecturers, as well as ...