Drug-Related Hospital Admissions and Associated Factors among Adults Admitted to Felege Hiwot Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia
Table 3
Clinical characteristics of patients admitted to Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital medical wards, from July 1 to September 15, 2020.
Characteristics
Frequency (%)
Primary diagnosis
Stroke
109 (25.8)
Cardiac disease
62 (14.7)
Chronic kidney disease
15 (3.5)
Diabetes mellitus
14 (3.3)
Tuberculosis
14 (3.3)
Human immune virus
24 (5.7)
Deep vein thrombosis
24 (5.7)
Chronic liver disease
14 (3.3)
Pneumonia
15 (3.5)
Meningitis
19 (4.5)
Others
113 (26.7)
Chronic kidney disease
No CKD
380 (89.8)
CKD stages 1–4
32 (7.6)
ESRD
11 (2.6)
HIV status
Known on ART
30 (7.1)
Unknown
225 (53.2)
Tested negative
168 (39.7)
TB treatment
Yes
23 (5.4)
No
400 (94.6)
Number of drugs before admission
1–2
67 (15.8)
≥3
95 (22.5)
None
261 (61.7)
Charlson comorbidity index
1–2
228 (53.9)
3–5
57 (13.5)
≥6
45 (10.6)
None
93 (22)
Patients on drug therapy for chronic diseases
Yes
155 (36.6)
No
268 (63.4)
Others include pancytopenia, anemia, immune thrombocytopenia, inflammatory bowel disease, metastasized cancers, and tetanus. CKD: chronic kidney disease, ART: anti-retroviral therapy, ESRD: end-stage renal disease, HIV: human immune virus, and TB: tuberculosis.
