Table 1 Admission diagnoses and likelihood of infection. Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa (2003–04, age 16 and above)
From: Implications of the HIV testing protocol for refusal bias in seroprevalence surveys
| Â | % HIV+ | N | ICD-10 code |
|---|---|---|---|
Diarrhoea and GE of presumed infectious origin | 66.7 | 42 | A09 |
Respiratory TB | 69.7 | 33 | A15–16 |
Other TB | 60.0 | 15 | A17–19 |
HIV | 100.0 | 2 | B2 |
Malaria | 17.1 | 35 | B50–54 |
Herpes zoster, oral candiasis, toxoplasmosis and PCP | 94.7 | 38 | B02, B37, B58–59 |
Other infectious and parasitic diseases | 14.0 | 43 | A01, A03, A07, A30, A35, A41, A63–64, A68, A75, A82, B45 |
Neoplasm's of breast, cervix, uterus and leiomyoma | 14.6 | 48 | C50, C53–55, D25–26 |
Other neoplasms (benign and malignant) | 0.0 | 25 | C0, C2–4, C51–52, C56–58, C6–9, D0, D22–24, D3–4 |
Thyroid disorders | 9.9 | 71 | E00–05 |
Diabetes and hypoglycemia | 11.1 | 27 | E10–E16 |
Diseases of the nervous system (mainly meningitis) | 35.7 | 14 | G00, G03–04, G25, G40, G54 |
Hypertension | 7.1 | 28 | I10–I13 |
Hypotension | 61.9 | 21 | I95 |
Other diseases of the circulatory system | 6.7 | 45 | I05, I09, I15, I21, I31, I38, I49–51, I61, I63–64, I80, I83–I84, I86, I88 |
Pneumonia | 30.6 | 36 | J18 |
Other diseases of the respiratory system | 26.9 | 26 | J11, J44–46, J86, J90, J93–94, J98 |
Gastritis and other diseases of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum | 15.0 | 60 | K27, K29–31 |
Diseases of the appendix | 9.0 | 78 | K35, K37–38 |
Hernia and intestinal obstruction | 5.7 | 70 | K40, K42–43, K46, K56 |
Cholelithiasis and diseases of the pancreas | 6.1 | 132 | K80, K82, K85–K86 |
Other diseases of the digestive system | 15.8 | 38 | K04, K12, K60, K62–63, K65–66, K72–73, K75–76, K83, K91–93 |
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 22.2 | 9 | L, M |
Glomerular diseases and diseases of the urinary system | 13.6 | 22 | N0–3 |
Diseases of male genital organs | 2.6 | 38 | N4 |
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs and disorders of the female genital tract | 20.0 | 25 | N7–9 |
Complications of pregnancy and delivery | 15.9 | 44 | O |
Fever of unknown origin | 32.7 | 104 | R50 |
Chronic illness | 79.3 | 29 | R69 |
Symptoms signs and abnormal clinical findings not elsewhere specified | 17.5 | 63 | R0–4, R56–58, R62 |
External causes and injuries | 7.7 | 39 | S, T, X |
Other and unknown admission diagnoses | 12.9 | 31 | A80, B19, B56, D5–8, E15, E40–42, E55, E83, E86, E88, K36, P07, Q43, Q53, U, Z4 |
Total | 22.2 | 1331 | Â |