http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/cajgh/issue/feed 2021-05-13T10:36:27-04:00 Faina Linkov cajgh@mail.pitt.edu Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Important announcement&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>Central Asian Journal of Global Health has discontinued publication as of Volume 10:1, and is no longer accepting submissions. Please contact cajgh@pitt.edu with any questions or inquiries.</em></p> <div class="yj6qo ajU">&nbsp;<strong>About the Journal</strong></div> <p><em>Central Asian Journal of Global Health</em>&nbsp;is a peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on the fields of public health and medicine.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our specific goal is to publish research from underrepresented regions, especially focusing on Central Asia. While one of our key areas of interest is the Central Asian region, <strong>we were open to submissions from across the world.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>The journal provides a forum for discussion of all aspects of public health, medicine, and global health in Central Asia and around the world. In addition to research articles, reviews, and perspectives covering the field of health in Central Asia, the journal features news stories and investigates hot topics and new research practices in the field of public health.</p> <p>While we are an open access journal, our authors are not currently charged for publishing papers. With the help of volunteers, we have been able to publish the journal completely free of charge for the last six years.</p> <p><img src="http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/public/site/images/jmp171/du-logo-2015-2-color.png" alt="" width="500" height="119"></p> <p><strong>Indexed</strong> in PubMed and&nbsp;Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of the Web of Science</p> http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/cajgh/article/view/489 2021-05-13T10:36:27-04:00 Morteza Abdullatif Khafaie m.khafaie@live.com Fakher Rahim Bioinfo2003@gmail.com

<div><p class="AbstractParagraphs"><strong>Introduction: </strong>Case fatality rates (CFRs) and case recovery rates (CRRs) are frequently used to define health consequences related to specific disease epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to compare various methods and models for calculating CFR and CRR related to COVID-19 based on the global and national data available as of April 2020.</p><p class="AbstractParagraphs"><strong>Methods: </strong>This analytical epidemiologic study was conducted based on detailed data from 210 countries and territories<strong> </strong>worldwide in April 2020. We used three different formulas to measure CFR and CRR, considering all possible scenarios.</p><p class="AbstractParagraphs"><strong>Results: </strong>We included information for 72 countries with more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19. Overall, using first, second, and third estimation models, the CFR were 6.22%, 21.20%, and 8.67%, respectively; similarly, the CRR was estimated as 23.21%, 78.86%, 32.23%, respectively. We have shown that CFRs vary so much spatially and depend on the estimation method and timing of case reports, likely resulting in overestimation.</p><p class="AbstractParagraphs"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Even with the more precise method of CFRs estimation, the value is overestimated. Case fatality and recovery rates should not be the only measures used to evaluate disease severity, and the better assessment measures need to be developed as indicators of countries’ performance during COVID-19 pandemic.</p></div>

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