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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The pattern of respiratory disease morbidity and mortality in a tertiary hospital in Southern-Eastern Nigeria
Pulmonary Medicine, Article 581973, Year 2013
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Background. Respiratory complaints are commonly encountered in medicine and respiratory diseases place a high burden on healthcare infrastructure. Healthcare planning should be based on adequate information: this study will help us to analyze the pattern of respiratory disease admissions in the medical wards in a developing country. Methods. The medical records of patients admitted into the medical wards over a 5-year period were retrieved and reviewed. Information obtained included demography, diagnosis, comorbid conditions, and risk factors for respiratory disease. Results. Three thousand four hundred and ninety patients were admitted into the medical wards with 325 (9.3%) of them diagnosed with a respiratory condition. There were 121 females and 204 males. The average age of the patients was 40.7 ± 14.7 years. Only 7% of the patients smoked cigarette. The commonest respiratory conditions were tuberculosis (66.8%) and pneumonia (24.9%). The commonest comorbidity was HIV infection (39.7%). Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection rate was 50.7%. HIV infection was the single most important predictor of an adverse outcome (OR 5.1, 95% CI 2.05-12.7, P<0.001). Conclusion. Infective conditions make up a large percentage of respiratory diseases in low income countries with HIV infection constituting a significant risk factor for a poor disease outcome. © 2013 Victor Aniedi Umoh et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Umoh, Victor Aniedi
Nigeria, Uyo
University of Uyo
Otu, Akaninyene Asuquo
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Okpa, Henry Ohem
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Effa, Emmanuel Edet
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1155/2013/581973
ISSN:
20901836
e-ISSN:
20901844
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Substance Abuse
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female