ABSTRACT
Background: Reports on systematic evaluation of the impact of antiretroviral therapy(ART) on patients’ hospitalisation in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) and Tanzania in particular are scarce. We aimed at documenting the trends of hospital admissions at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) following scale up of free access to ART in Tanzania. Methods: Records for all admissions at MNH from June 2005 to June 2015 were reviewed. We extracted data from Hospital Information Management System as well as from patients’ charts. Data extracted included diagnosis at discharge, reason for admission and thereafter assessed admission trends over the decade. We summarised the data as frequency and percentages. We compared proportions using Chi squared test, P
Shayoa, G , Nagua, T , Mselea, L , Munseria, P , Mbekengaa, C , Kibusia, S , Pallangyoa, K & Mugusia, F (2021). Trends in Hospitalisation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Tertiary Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Case study. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/trends-in-hospitalisation-for-human-immunodeficiency-virus-in-a-tertiary-hospital-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania-a-case-study
Shayoa, Grace et. al. "Trends in Hospitalisation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Tertiary Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Case study" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/trends-in-hospitalisation-for-human-immunodeficiency-virus-in-a-tertiary-hospital-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania-a-case-study. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Shayoa, Grace, Tumaini Nagua , Lilian Mselea , Patricia Munseria , Columba Mbekengaa , Steven Kibusia , Kisali Pallangyoa and Ferdinand Mugusia . "Trends in Hospitalisation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Tertiary Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Case study". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/trends-in-hospitalisation-for-human-immunodeficiency-virus-in-a-tertiary-hospital-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania-a-case-study >.
Shayoa, Grace , Nagua, Tumaini , Mselea, Lilian , Munseria, Patricia , Mbekengaa, Columba , Kibusia, Steven , Pallangyoa, Kisali and Mugusia, Ferdinand . "Trends in Hospitalisation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Tertiary Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Case study" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/trends-in-hospitalisation-for-human-immunodeficiency-virus-in-a-tertiary-hospital-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania-a-case-study