INCHOATE DISASTER OF COVID-19: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON RISK FACTORS TRIGGERING MORBIDITY AND FATALITY PROGRESSION
Received: 25.04.2021; Revised: 28.06.2021, Accepted: 05.07.2021, Published Online: 30.07.2021
Sumit Oberoi
Research Scholar and Corresponding Author, Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab (India), Email: profsumitoberoi@gmail.com
Pooja Kansra
Associate Professor, Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab (India)Email: pkansra@gmail.com
Vedica Awasthi
Research Scholar, Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab (India), Email: awasthivedica05@gmail.com
Sugandh Arora
Research Scholar and Corresponding Author, Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab (India), Email: sugandharora1993@gmail.com
Abstract
The global pervasiveness of COVID-19 has been designated as “Public Health Emergency,” and it is crafting significant health implications globally. Therefore, the present study proposes a conceptual model demonstrating risk factors triggering the morbidity and mortality progression in COVID-19 patients. The current systematic review was carried out following the PRISMA framework. An extensive literature exploration was performed for all published items in numerous databases viz. EBSCO, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Pub-Med, and Research Gate. As a result, the inclusion strategy expedited the selection of 28 articles using the PICOS procedure. The study outcomes suggest that knowledge and awareness regarding risk factors of Covid-19 are momentous for prognostication and prevention. The study delivers an upgraded report concerning environmental risk factors. Evidence of the rising environmental risks has amplified drastically over the past couple of years and affects the morbidity and comorbidities in grown-ups. The study elucidates how various risk factors are directly associated with each other, leading to intermediary/susceptible outcomes.
Keywords: Covid-19; Risk Factors, Environmental Risk; Morbidity; Fatality and Systematic Review.