Trends of admissions and case fatality rates among medical in-patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda; A four-year retrospective study
Kalyesubula R, Mutyaba I, Rabin T, Andia-Biraro I, Alupo P, Kimuli I, Nabirye S, Kagimu M, Mayanja-Kizza H, Rastegar A, Kamya MR. Trends of admissions and case fatality rates among medical in-patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda; A four-year retrospective study. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0216060. PMID: 31086371, PMCID: PMC6516645, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrend of admissionsCase fatality rateAnnual percentage changeHIV/AIDSFatality rateMedical wardsDual burdenFour-year retrospective studyHigh case fatality ratePercentage changeNon-TB pneumoniaChronic kidney diseaseDate of dischargeCause of hospitalizationMajority of patientsProportion of hospitalizationsDate of admissionProportion of admissionsRisk of deathCause of morbidityAdult medical wardsDate of deathNon-communicable diseasesNon-infectious diseasesHealth system improvementChallenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals
Chang H, Hawley NL, Kalyesubula R, Siddharthan T, Checkley W, Knauf F, Rabin TL. Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals. International Journal For Equity In Health 2019, 18: 38. PMID: 30819193, PMCID: PMC6394065, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-0934-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care professionalsVillage health team membersHealth team membersCare professionalsRural UgandaPrevalence of hypertensionCommunity health workersIndividual health care professionalsUgandan health care systemHealth care systemLifestyle factorsDiabetes careDM managementHealth workersHypertensionPatientsNakaseke districtHealth system reformPreventable aspectsMedication accessibilityCare systemLack of awarenessRural settingsPotential roleDiabetes