Table 3:
Diseases causing admission to medical wards at Atbara Teaching Hospital, River Nile State, Sudan (N = 2,614)
| Disease | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | |
| Cardiovascular disease* | 429 (16.4) | 190 (44.3) | 239 (55.7) |
| Malaria | 296 (11.3) | 162 (54.7) | 134 (45.3) |
| Gastritis/peptic ulcer disease* | 255 (9.8) | 114 (44.7) | 141 (55.3) |
| Urinary tract infection* | 188 (7.2) | 88 (46.8) | 100 (53.2) |
| Diabetes mellitus* | 181 (6.9) | 83 (45.9) | 98 (54.1) |
| Pneumonia | 180 (6.9) | 96 (53.3) | 84 (46.7) |
| Renal failure* | 167 (6.4) | 98 (58.7) | 69 (41.3) |
| Septicaemia* | 167 (6.4) | 79 (47.3) | 88 (52.7) |
| Cerebrovascular accident* | 131 (5.0) | 57 (43.5) | 74 (56.5) |
| Gastroenteritis | 85 (3.3) | 51 (60.0) | 34 (40.0) |
| Anaemia* | 79 (3.0) | 36 (45.6) | 43 (54.4) |
| Tuberculosis | 69 (2.6) | 49 (71.0) | 20 (29.0) |
| Hepatitis | 44 (1.7) | 28 (63.6) | 16 (36.4) |
| Bronchial asthma* | 40 (1.5) | 15 (37.5) | 25 (62.5) |
| Typhoid fever | 37 (1.4) | 21 (56.8) | 16 (43.2) |
| Other | 266 (10.2) | 149 (56.0%) | 117 (44.0%) |
*
Non-communicable disease.