ABSTRACT
This is a retrospective analysis of the disease patterns in the medical wards at Al-Gamhoria Teaching Hospital, Aden. All cases were admitted and discharged in the period from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. A total number of 1107 Patients were admitted during the study period. Males were 58.5% [647] and females were 41.5% [460]. The male and female ratio was M:F=1.4:1. The age range of the patients was 16-78 years and the mean age was 41.5 years. 31-60 years age group accounted for 77.2% [855]. The difference between frequencies is significant [p<0.05]. Overall, the study revealed that diseases of the digestive system were the most cause of admission in the medical wards during 2007, with 20.8% [230]. In males, diseases of the digestive system were the most common [15.1%], whereas in females, infectious and parasitic diseases represented the first place [10.5%]. Infectious and parasitic diseases comprised 212 patients [19.1%] as the second cause of admission. In females it represented the first cause of admission, while in males represented the 5th cause of admission, [p<0.05,]. We concluded that the patterns of diseases observed in this study showed that diseases of non-communicable diseases represented the most common causes of admission to the medical wards, and this means that the proportion and presentation of non-communicable diseases has changed in this governorate and the neighboring governorates