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| Title |
Chronic diseases multi-morbidity among adult patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-5264-5 |
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| Authors |
Endrias Markos Woldesemayat, Andargachew Kassa, Taye Gari, Mesay Hailu Dangisso |
| Abstract |
Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs) multi-morbidity is becoming one of the public health problems in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of NCCDs and multi-morbidity among adult patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (HUCSH). Between January and February 2016, a cross-sectional study was carried out among patients aged ⩾ 18 years attending the outpatient department of the hospital. Trained nurses interviewed patients and reviewed medical records. Multi-morbidity was defined as the coexistence of two or more NCCDs in an individual. Two hundred twenty seven (55.2%) of the respondents had at least one of the NCCDs and 73 (17.8%) of them had multi-morbidity. The commonest diseases that affected the patients were diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The risk of having NCCDs was highest among patients aged above 44 years (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.7, 95% CI 1.5-4.8). Non educated patients (AOR = 1.7, 95% CI 1.0-2.7) and patients with high household income (AOR = 1.6, 95% CI 1.0-2.5) and patients with a body mass index (BMI) of at least 25 (AOR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.1-3.7) had higher odds of having NCCDs. Highest odds of multi-morbidity was observed among patients aged above 44 years (AOR = 4.4, 95% CI 2.2-8.8). The prevalence of NCCDs and multi-morbidity among the study population was high. Identifying and addressing modifiable risk factors; screening, treatment and follow-up of patients with NCCDs could help in reducing the burden of NCCDs multi-morbidity and its effect. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 82 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 6% |
| Researcher | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 16% |
| Unknown | 33 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 21% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 1% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Unknown | 36 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 March 2018.
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#5,810,623
of 23,026,672 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#5,799
of 14,997 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#102,362
of 333,763 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#191
of 320 outputs
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