Magnitude and factors contributing to occurrence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Amana hospital, Dar es Salaam from March 2010 to June 2011.
| dc.contributor.author | Muhumba, Erick K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-07T12:05:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-07T12:05:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the MMed [Surgery] of the Hubert Kairuki Memorial University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | OBJECTVE: Very few epidemiological upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) surveys have been done. However, information about the current epidemiology of UGIB in Tanzania is not known. The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude and factors contributing to occurrence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. METHODS: From March 2010 to June 2011, 394 participants consecutively attended at endoscopic unit at Amana regional referral hospital were prospectively included. Data were collected prospectively with a standard questionnaire and included demographic as well as specific data relating to UGIB. RESULTS: Among all participants 21.6% presented with UGIB, male patients were most affected by 59.1%. Varices were the commonest cause of UGIB accounting for 36.5% of all causes followed by erosive mucosal disease (esophagitis, gastritis and duodenitis) for 30%. In 10% of patients with UGIB no diagnosis could be made at the endoscopy. CONCLUSIONS: The magnitude and proportional of the causes of UGIB is similar to other African and Indian studies, but different from those for the Europe and United States. Bleeding could have been prevented if people at risk and symptoms do endoscopy early. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Hubert Kairuki Memorial University | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Muhumba, E. K., 2012. Magnitude and factors contributing to occurrence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Amana hospital, Dar es Salaam from March 2010 to June 2011. HKMU | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1355 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Hubert Kairuki Memorial University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Amana hospital | en_US |
| dc.subject | Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.title | Magnitude and factors contributing to occurrence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Amana hospital, Dar es Salaam from March 2010 to June 2011. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |