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| Epidemiological analysis of outpatients in Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan |
| JI Qiaoxue1, ZHAO Jie1, BU Feifei3, WANG Chuanbo2 |
1. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001;
2. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001;
3. Teacher, School of Humanities and International Education Exchange, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230001 |
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Abstract Objective To study and understand the epidemiological characteristics of outpatients in physiotherapy department of Juba teaching Hospital. Methods The general information of 3 369 outpatients who visited the physiotherapy department of Juba Teaching Hospital from March 2, 2021 to November 17, 2022 was collected. The ECXEL database was established, and the statistical software R was input to retrospectively describe and analyze the regular characteristics of the patients, such as gender, age, reason for seeking medical treatment, time of seeking medical treatment, treatment methods and the correlation among various factors. Results Spine disease was the main diseases, accounting for more than 50%. Male patients in local physiotherapy department were significantly higher than female patients, and male patients with various diseases were higher than female patients. The patients were mainly young and middle-aged. The number of outpatient visits in rainy season was significantly higher than that in dry season. The treatment method is simple, single and backward. Conclusion In the future foreign medical aid work, more treatment methods adapted to local conditions can be added according to the characteristics of patients in the local physiotherapy department, and full preparation of internal and external use of proprietary Chinese medicines and external drugs can be actively helped to improve the infrastructure of the physiotherapy department, and help the physiotherapy department to improve the theory and diagnosis and treatment level. During the domestic training, TCM doctors should do a good job in the prevention and treatment of common diseases in physiotherapy department, such as spinal disease, stroke, arthritis, facial paralysis and other diseases in both Chinese and English.
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Received: 01 December 2023
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