Table 2.
Demographic and clinical diagnostic categories in patients diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorders in three different departments of Bwindi Community Hospital, Uganda, between January 2014 and June 2017.
| Characteristics | Out-patient department | Adult in-patient department | Sexual and reproductive health department | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%)a | n | (%)a | n | (%)a | n | (%)a | |
| Total | 55 | (100) | 206 | (100) | 12 | (100) | 273 | (100) |
| AGE GROUP—YEARS | ||||||||
| 19–35 | 19 | (35) | 71 | (34) | 12 | (100) | 102 | (37) |
| 36–60 | 24 | (44) | 106 | (51) | 0 | (0) | 130 | (48) |
| 60 and above | 12 | (21) | 29 | (15) | 0 | (0) | 41 | (15) |
| GENDER | ||||||||
| Male | 54 | (98) | 176 | (85) | 0 | (0) | 230 | (84) |
| Female | 1 | (2) | 30 | (15) | 12 | (100) | 43 | (16) |
| CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORY | ||||||||
| • Medical—alcohol relatedb | 2 | (4) | 32 | (16) | 0 | (0) | 34 | (12) |
| • Medical—not alcohol related | 34 | (62) | 95 | (46) | 2 | (17) | 131 | (48) |
| • Surgical—alcohol relatedc | 0 | (0) | 14 | (7) | 0 | (0) | 14 | (5) |
| • Surgical—not alcohol related | 1 | (2) | 39 | (19) | 0 | (0) | 40 | (15) |
| • Pregnancy and/or labor | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (25) | 3 | (1) |
| • Seeking help for alcoholism | 15 | (27) | 4 | (2) | 0 | (0) | 19 | (7) |
| • Not recorded | 3 | (5) | 22 | (10) | 7 | (58) | 32 | (12) |
a
Column percentages.
b
Includes cirrhosis of the liver (clinically diagnosed), alcohol-induced hypoglycemia, alcohol-induced psychosis, or acute intoxication.
c
Includes road traffic accidents, trauma, or burns while under the influence of alcohol.