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Audit shows 69% of swine flu deaths in Rajasthan were in ?high risk group?
Rajasthan is ranked seven of 10 states in regard to swine flu deaths. Between January and May this year, the state recorded 5,021 cases and 205 deaths, which is 4.08%.
JAIPUR Updated: Jun 05, 2019 14:15 IST
HT Correspondent
Hindusan Times, Jaipur
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Further analysing the deaths, it was found that of the 205 people who died, 44% people had gone to private doctors, while 31% had gone to government health facilities, and 53% were women patients, of which 12% were pregnant, he said. Of the 205 deaths, 36% were literate and 16.5% were illiterate, 66% were from rural areas and 69% deaths in high risk group ? i.e.,a patient was suffering from one or two of these diseases, including diabetes, asthma, kidney disease, heart disease, were pregnant or had other comorbidities (suffer from one or more diseases).
?Of these 69% high risk group patients who died of swine flu, 42% patients did not have their medicines regularly,? said Dr Sharma.
In regard to the appearance of symptoms to hospitalisation and initiation of treatment, he said 16.2% died within 48 hours, while 45.9% in three to five days, 18.9% in six to seven days and 18.9% after a week. The mortality of swine flu patients was 3.2% in age group of 0-5 years, 3.2% in 6-15 years, 16.2% in 26-40 years, 17.9% in 26-40 years, 47.1% in 41-65 years and 12.4% in 66 years and above.
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