Emerging Patterns of Mortality and Morbidity in District Level Hospitals in Bangladesh

Abdur Razzaque Sarker; Marufa Sultana; Rashidul Alam Mahumud

doi:10.15406/mojph.2015.03.00051

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Emerging Patterns of Mortality and Morbidity in District Level Hospitals in Bangladesh

Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Marufa Sultana, Rashidul Alam Mahumud

Received: January 01, 1971 | Published: December 4, 2015

Citation: Sarker AR, Sultana M, Mahumud RA (2015) Title: Emerging Patterns of Mortality and Morbidity in District Level Hospitals in Bangladesh. MOJ Public Health 3(1): 00051. DOI: 10.15406/mojph.2015.03.00051

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Abstract

Information on the existing disease pattern is essential to provide need base healthcare delivery to any population. This viewpoint has made an effort to present a picture of disease pattern of a population who has taken services either as inpatient or outpatient in district level hospital in Bangladesh. The picture of top ten diseases (based on mortality and morbidity) intend to suggest need-based resource allocation considering the major type of diseases and the proportion of admit patients in the facility.

Keywords: Mortality, Morbidity, District hospital, Bangladesh