Pattern and Trends in Adult Hospitalization/Admission and Mortality Among Medical Ward Inpatients at Gadarif Hospital in Eastern Sudan: A Four-Year Retrospective Study

Omar, Saeed M.; Osman, Osama S; Gasim, Gasim I.; Adam, Ishag

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“…hypertension (40.8%) [ 12 ], DM, (18.7%‒30.8%) [ 13 , 14 ], anaemia (36.2%) [ 15 ], obesity (24.5%‒32.7%) [ 12 , 16 , 17 ] and depression/anxiety in patients with DM (35.6%) [ 18 ]. Furthermore, hospital admissions and mortality rates related to non-communicable diseases were high among Sudanese people compared with those in other African countries [ 19 ]. Although households in Sudan spend the lowest costs for non-communicable diseasecare compared with those in developed countries, these amounts are considerably high for many citizens in Sudan and developing countries [ 20 ].…”

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Multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among adults in northern Sudan: a community-based cross-sectional study

Musa,

Hassan,

Adam

2024

J Health Popul Nutr

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Background Multimorbidity (having two or more coexisting long-term conditions) is a growing global challenge. However, data on multimorbidity among adults in Africa, including Sudan, are scarce. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among adults in Sudan. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in northern Sudan from March 2022 to May 2022. Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics were assessed using a questionnaire. Multimorbidity was defined as having two or more coexisting long-term conditions, including diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, obesity, anaemia and depression-anxiety. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the associated factors. Results The participants included 250 adults: 119 (47.6%) males and 131(52.4%) females. The median interquartile range (IQR) of the enrolled adults of the age was 43.0 (30.0‒55.0) years. Of the 250 adults, 82(32.8%), 17(6.8%), 84(33.6%), and 67(26.8%) were normal weight, underweight, overweight, and obese, respectively; 148(59.2%), 72(28.8%), 63(25.2%), 67(26.8%), and 98(39.2%) had hypertension, DM, anaemia, obesity, and depression-anxiety, respectively. A total of 154 adults (61.6%) had multimorbidity: 97(38.8%), 49(19.6%), and 8(3.2%) had two, three, and four morbidities, respectively. The remaining 21 (8.4%), and 75 (30.0%) adults had no morbidity, and one morbidity, respectively. In amultivariate logistic regression analysis, increasing age (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] = 1.03, 95% CI = 1.01‒1.05), and female sex (AOR = 2.17, 95% CI = 1.16‒4.06) were associated with multimorbidity. Conclusions The high prevalence of multimorbidity revealed in this study uncovers a major public health problem among Sudanese adults. Our results show that increasing age and female sex are associated with multimorbidity. Additional extensive studies are necessary to evaluate the magnitude of multimorbidity for improved future planning and establishing effective health systems.

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Multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among adults in northern Sudan: a community-based cross-sectional study

Musa,

Hassan,

Adam

2024

J Health Popul Nutr

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“…[3] recorded 6.7% prevalence among adult blood donors in Gombe State, while among pregnant women, [8] reported 8.5% in Abuja, [9] reported 8.3% in Ibadan, [10] reported 7.9% in Kano, while [11] recorded 6.7% prevalence in Ekiti. Elsewhere in Africa, among pregnant women, [12] found 5.4% in 2016, while [13] reported a 7.9% prevalence in 2019 both in Ethiopia (East Africa) and [14] recorded a 5.1% prevalence rate in Sudan (North Africa). However, among the general population in Senegal (West Africa), [15] reported an 11 % prevalence rate in 2019.…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among a Cohort of Primary Health Care Workers in Nigeri

Anthony¹

2023

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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is one of the most infectious diseases globally. Nigeria is among the endemic countries for HBV, with a National prevalence of 11%. The Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) is critical for interrupting the transmission of HBV infection. Consequently, the baseline information concerning the prevalence, associated risk factors, and vaccination status of the health workers for HBV is required for the system strengthening, hence, the need for this study. To determine the prevalence of HBV among health workers in PHCs in AMAC, Abuja. 2. To identify the risk factors associated with HBV infection amongst this cohort. A hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study involving 168 randomly selected PHC health workers. Data was collected with a structured questionnaire, and participants were screened for HBsAg. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 with results significant at p-value < 0.05. 168 respondents participated in the study, 65.5% were females, and the mean age was 34 +/- 9 years. The full vaccination rate was 44%, while the prevalence of HBV infection was 4.8%. The history of dental procedure was the only significant predictor of HBV infection, and those who had the dental procedure were thrice more likely to be infected with HBV than their counterparts (OR: 3.077). The prevalence of HBV in this study is low, per, National prevalence, but high for this cohort of health workers with a considerable Hepatitis B vaccination rate. There is a need to strengthen health workers' HBV screening and vaccination in addition to improving infection prevention and control in dental clinics/surgeries. Keywords: HBV Infection, Health-worker, Primary Healthcare Center, Prevalence, Risk Factors.

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Prevalence and mortality rate of sepsis among adults admitted to hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kiya,

Mekonnen,

Melaku

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Journal of Hospital Infection

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Pattern and Trends in Adult Hospitalization/Admission and Mortality Among Medical Ward Inpatients at Gadarif Hospital in Eastern Sudan: A Four-Year Retrospective Study

Cited by 5 publications

References 31 publications

Multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among adults in northern Sudan: a community-based cross-sectional study

Multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among adults in northern Sudan: a community-based cross-sectional study

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among a Cohort of Primary Health Care Workers in Nigeri

Prevalence and mortality rate of sepsis among adults admitted to hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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