Hospital-based prevalence and predictors of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Northern Uganda: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a potentially life-threatening condition and a common reason for hospitalisation worldwide. However, the exact burden, as well as the associated factors and treatment outcomes of UGIB in this study setting, have not been determined to gui...

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Published in:	BMC Gastroenterology
Main Authors:	Walter Opio, Tom Richard Okello, Richard Nyeko
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-07-01
Subjects:	Upper gastrointestinal bleeding Prevalence Treatment outcomes Associated factors Northern Uganda
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04072-x