Epidemiology of COVID-19 in patients of a Social Security Institution in Tabasco, México

Humberto Azuara-Forcelledo; Alejandro Jiménez-Sastré; José Manuel Marenco-Juárez; Crystell Guadalupe Guzmán-Priego; Alejandro  Concepción López

doi:10.19136/hs.a21n1.4501

Authors

Humberto Azuara-Forcelledo Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Tabasco
Alejandro Jiménez-Sastré Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Tabasco
José Manuel Marenco-Juárez Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Tabasco
Crystell Guadalupe Guzmán-Priego Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-1314
Alejandro Concepción López Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.a21n1.4501

Abstract

Objective: to determine the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 cases presented in the ISSET in the period from March 1, 2020 to January 18, 2021.

Material and method: descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study at the Social Security Institute of the State of Tabasco (ISSET), Mexico, in the period from March 01, 2020 to January 18, 2021.

Results: 4,283 positive cases were registered for SARS-CoV-2, by rt-PCR, with the highest incidence of cases in women with 51.04% of cases aged 50 to 54 years, and 21% corresponding to health personnel entitled. The mortality rate was higher in men aged 60 to 64 years, associated with comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.

Conclusion: the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 cases has been increasing. In the period from March 1, 2020 to January 18, 2021, 4,283 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 were reported, affecting health personnel. A higher mortality rate was observed in adults over 60 years of age, which increases when associated with various comorbidities.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; comorbidity; incidence; mortality.

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Author Biographies

Humberto Azuara-Forcelledo, Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Tabasco

Médico, internista, cardiólogo egresado del Centro Médico Nacional La Raza. Director del Centro médico ISSET, ex director del HRAE Dr. Juan Graham Casasús.
Alejandro Jiménez-Sastré , Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Tabasco

Médico, maestro en ciencias en infectología y enfermedades tropicales, doctor en educación. Miembro del sistema estatal de investigadores. Ex director de la División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, subdirector del centro de especialidades médicas del ISSET.
José Manuel Marenco-Juárez , Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Tabasco

Médico, maestro en salud pública. Ex director del Centro de Salud con Servicios Ampliados (CESSA) Dr. Maximiliano Dorantes, médico adscrito al centro médico ISSET.
Crystell Guadalupe Guzmán-Priego, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Medico Cirujano. Maestra en Ciencias Básicas Biomedicas, Doctora en Educación, Miembro del Sistema Nacional Nivel 1 (CONACYT) Profesora Investigadora de la División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco