Investigation of the disease spectrum for foreign patients

Abstract

Objective To investigate the disease spectrum of foreigner in local area and offer the basis for the disease prevention and health education. Methods 1901 cases of foreign patients of our hospital in the year of 2009 were selected. Results Of all the cases, 1402 patients aged from 21 to 40 years, accounted for 73.75% , the male patients were the majority, there were 1329 cases(69.91%). 733 patients suffered from respiratory system disease, accounted for 40.66%, mainly in upper respiratory tract infection (34.41%, 226/773); 227 patients suffered from digestive system disease, accounted for 11.9%, of which gastritis for 27.75% (63/227); 191 patients suffered from skin and subcutaneous tissue disease(10.04% ); 132 cases suffered from eyes and (or) ear diseases(6.94%); 111 patients suffered from urogenital system diseases, accounted for 5.84%, of which the urinary tract infection for 48.65% (54/111). Conclusions Most of the foreign patients are young males, and the main diseases are respiratory system and digestive system infection. We should pay much attention to the health education and behavior intervention for the young foreigners, so as to control the diseases effectively. Key words: Outpatients; Foreign national patients; Disease spectrum