Olubuyide I O, Solanke T F
Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
J Trop Med Hyg. 1990 Aug;93(4):270-4.
Information on the causes of death in elderly populations is sparse or not available for most tropical African countries. Analysis of the causes of death of patients aged 65 years and above on the medical and surgical wards of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria was therefore carried out over a 10-year period (1977-1986). A total of 223 cases were reviewed. Neoplastic, cardiac and infective diseases accounted for the majority of deaths. Improvement in health education, early diagnosis and treatment as well as preservation of cultural dietary habits are suggested ways of reducing a rise in degenerative diseases and the number of deaths.
对于大多数热带非洲国家而言，老年人群体的死亡原因信息稀少或难以获取。因此，在10年期间（1977年至1986年），对尼日利亚伊巴丹大学学院医院内科和外科病房65岁及以上患者的死亡原因进行了分析。总共审查了223例病例。肿瘤、心脏和感染性疾病占死亡原因的大多数。建议通过改善健康教育、早期诊断和治疗以及保持文化饮食习惯等方式，来减少退行性疾病的增加和死亡人数。
