Impact of insecurity, the AIDS epidemic, and poverty on population health: disease patterns and trends in Northern Uganda.

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dc.contributor.authorAccorsi, Sandro
dc.contributor.authorFabiani, Massimo
dc.contributor.authorLukwiya, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorRavera, Maurizio
dc.contributor.authorOjom, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorManenti, Fabio
dc.contributor.authorAnguzu, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorDente, Maria G.
dc.contributor.authorDeclich, Silvia
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-30T16:56:01Z
dc.date.available2023-05-30T16:56:01Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractA retrospective analysis of the discharge records of 186,131 inpatients admitted to six Ugandan hospitals during 1992–1998 was performed to describe the disease patterns and trends among the population of Northern Uganda. In all hospitals, malaria was the leading cause of admission and the frequency of admissions for malaria showed the greatest increase. Other conditions, such as malnutrition and injuries, mainly increased in the sites affected by civil conflict and massive population displacement. Tuberculosis accounted for the highest burden on hospital services (approximately one-fourth of the total bed-days), though it showed a stable trend over time. A stable trend was also observed for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which is in contrast to the hypothesis that AIDS patients have displaced other patients in recent years. In conclusion, preventable and/or treatable communicable diseases, mainly those related to poverty and poor hygiene, represent the leading causes of admission and death, reflecting the socioeconomic disruption in Northern Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAccorsi, S., Fabiani, M., Lukwiya, M., Ravera, M., Costanzi, A., Ojom, L., ... & Declich, S. (2001). Impact of insecurity, the AIDS epidemic, and poverty on population health: disease patterns and trends in Northern Uganda. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 64(3), 214-221.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8842
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneen_US
dc.subjectDisease patterns and trendsen_US
dc.subjectPopulation healthen_US
dc.subjectAIDSen_US
dc.titleImpact of insecurity, the AIDS epidemic, and poverty on population health: disease patterns and trends in Northern Uganda.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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