Table 4. Distribution of Conditions Which Led to This Admission at Referral Institution .
Prevalent Primary Conditions | No. | Percent |
Stroke | 24 | 35 |
PVD, diabetic ulcer or gangrenous limb | 12 | 18 |
TB, TB meningitis and seizures of unknown aetiology | 11 | 16 |
Fracture or osteoarthritis | 6 | 9 |
Lower respiratory tract Infections | 4 | 6 |
CCF-pericarditis | 3 | 4 |
Lung cancer | 2 | 3 |
Othera | 6 | 9 |
Total | 68 | 100 |
Abbreviations: TB, tuberculosis; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; CCF, congestive cardiac failure.
a Other includes 1 each of fibrosarcoma, prostate cancer, eclampsia, chronic Kidney disease, bowel perforation and gastroenteritis, PVD, and CCF.