Trends and factors associated with pneumonia mortality at Buea Regional Hospital in Cameroon from 2020 to 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia cases and associated deaths remain a public health concern necessitating ongoing efforts in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This study was aimed at identifying the trend of pneumonia, case fatality rate and factors associated with pneumonia mortality at the Buea regional hospital from 2020 to 2023.

Methods

In this retrospective study, data was collected from all available and complete adult inpatient/outpatient hospital records from 2020 to 2023 at Buea regional hospital. Only patients clinically and radiologically diagnosed with pneumonia (excluding TB and COVID-19) were considered for this study. Data was analyzed using SPSS with statistical significance set at p < 0.05.

Results

After reviewing 18,805 entries/records, 746 files correspondi

SUBMITTER: Tufon KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12688150 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature