ABSTRACT
Malaria is endemic in Sanyati, accounting to approximately 3000 patients both outpatient
attendance and admissions diagnosed of the disease yearly and 15% of all hospital deaths. The
research analyzed the efficacy of prognostic risk factors in classifying malaria patients into low
and high risk groups using discriminant analysis: a case study of Sanyati Baptist Hospital.
Secondary data was extracted from the inpatient morbidity and mortality register available in the
information department from 1st of January 2013 to 31st December 2015. The results showed that
prognostic factors that are age, distance, referral status, disease comorbidity were important
predictors of malaria mortality and patient survival. However, it was found that the prognostics
risk factors; gender, site of residence and number of reported symptoms were not good predictors
of predicting whether a patient is in the high or low risk class. It was recommended, among other
things that the hospital executives should implement the patient classification system to reduce
malaria related deaths through effective distribution of scarcity drugs and doctors at Sanyati
Baptist Hospital.
KUDAKWASHE, M (2021). The Efficacy Of Prognostic Risk Factors In Classifying Malaria Patients Using Discriminant Analysis: A Case Study Of Sanyati Hospital. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-efficacy-of-prognostic-risk-factors-in-classifying-malaria-patients-using-discriminant-analysis-a-case-study-of-sanyati-hospital
KUDAKWASHE, MAZIBISA "The Efficacy Of Prognostic Risk Factors In Classifying Malaria Patients Using Discriminant Analysis: A Case Study Of Sanyati Hospital" Afribary. Afribary, 01 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-efficacy-of-prognostic-risk-factors-in-classifying-malaria-patients-using-discriminant-analysis-a-case-study-of-sanyati-hospital. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
KUDAKWASHE, MAZIBISA . "The Efficacy Of Prognostic Risk Factors In Classifying Malaria Patients Using Discriminant Analysis: A Case Study Of Sanyati Hospital". Afribary, Afribary, 01 May. 2021. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-efficacy-of-prognostic-risk-factors-in-classifying-malaria-patients-using-discriminant-analysis-a-case-study-of-sanyati-hospital >.
KUDAKWASHE, MAZIBISA . "The Efficacy Of Prognostic Risk Factors In Classifying Malaria Patients Using Discriminant Analysis: A Case Study Of Sanyati Hospital" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-efficacy-of-prognostic-risk-factors-in-classifying-malaria-patients-using-discriminant-analysis-a-case-study-of-sanyati-hospital