Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Respiratory complications such as chronic cough, dyspnea, increased respiratory rate, and oxygen support demand are prevalent in recovered COVID patients.
Patients must be evaluated for potential complications, and risk factors must be found. Some reports around the world explain the factors that contribute to the development of these complications. However, to the best of our understanding, no reports of post-COVID complications have been reported from Ethiopia.
Facility based cross-sectional study was done among participants selected by simple random sampling technique. Percentage with frequency and median with Interquartile range was used in descriptive statistics.
The association between variables was analyzed with bivariate and multi variable logistic regression. The median Interquartile range age of participants was The prevalence of post COVID pulmonary complication was observed to be lower than other reports globally.
Older age and the presence of consolidation on lung imaging were associated with those complications. Clinicians are recommended to consider assessing the lasting effects of the pandemic, beyond immediate care, and should also investigate the COVID history in patients presenting with respiratory issues. The COVID pandemic is observed to have long-lasting impacts on the respiratory system, which is primarily affected in the acute phase of infection.
