Difference of Post COVID Health Complications Among Infection and Reinfection Patients: A Comparative Study

February 2025 in “ International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ”

M. Nazmul Husain, Rashid Zaman, Mashkura Akter Ponni, Rimi Farhana Zaman, Nor Saidi Mohamed Nasir, Bedanta Roy, Shantanu Banik, S. Chanda

TLDR Reinfection patients had more physical complications, while initial infection patients had more mental health issues.

This study, conducted at Dhaka Community Medical College Hospital with 244 patients, compared post-COVID health complications between those with initial infections and those with reinfections. It found that reinfection patients experienced higher rates of complications, such as pain (15%) and weakness (37%), compared to infection patients, who reported weakness at 33%. Mental health issues like anxiety were more prevalent in infection patients (30%) than in reinfection patients (19%), while depression was more common in infection cases (12%) than reinfection cases (7%). Factors such as gender, marital status, living conditions, and smoking habits were significantly associated with the differences in post-COVID complications between the two groups.

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