An analysis of the economic impact of HIV infection among patients at Mama Yemo Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire

Prevalence of HIV and HIV-related diseases in the adult medical wards of a tertiary hospital in Durban, South Africa

“…In a Ugandan hospital in 1992 the mortality rate among those uninfected with HIV was 5.8% and among HIV-infected cases was 17.4% (P=0.00057) 7 , and in the same year in a hospital in Kinshasa the respective proportions were 30% and 51% 6 .…”

Comparison of cost effectiveness of directly observed treatment (DOT) and conventionally delivered treatment for tuberculosis: experience from rural South Africa

“…Coping with this rising caseload is difficult: delivery of treatment is not straightforward, and successful programmes in Africa have typically relied on lengthy admissions to ensure patient compliance 4. Given that already constrained resources preclude either the construction of new wards or the hiring of additional staff and that hospitals are already operating at or beyond capacity,5 6 this approach seems to be increasingly unviable. Other approaches to case management are urgently needed that can achieve high patient compliance while being cheaper per patient and less dependent on hospital care.…”

Admission Trends in a Rural South African Hospital During the Early Years of the HIV Epidemic

“…Previous research has addressed this issue in Africa, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] the continent most affected by the epidemic. 12 However, most studies have been cross-sectional, [1][2][3][8][9][10][11] restricted to general medical services, [1][2][3][4]7,11 or undertaken in urban settings.…”

“…12 However, most studies have been cross-sectional, [1][2][3][8][9][10][11] restricted to general medical services, [1][2][3][4]7,11 or undertaken in urban settings. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]10,11 Longitudinal data are scarce and focus on specific wards, 7 diseases, 5,6 or patients. 4 This means that little is known about the evolution of the epidemic's impact over time or its importance in the context of health services as a whole, particularly in rural areas, where the majority of the population lives.…”