A Survey of Knowledge about kidney disease among patients of chronic kidney disease.

Dr. Abhay Kumar; Dr. Rishi Tuhin Guria; Dr. Gregory Minj; Dr. Ajay Kumar Bakhla

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

A Survey of Knowledge about kidney disease among patients of chronic kidney disease.

Dr. Abhay Kumar, Dr. Rishi Tuhin Guria, Dr. Gregory Minj, Dr. Ajay Kumar Bakhla

Abstract :

Aims: The aim of present study was to investigate the knowledge and awareness about CKD in hypertensive patients. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional, survey among patients of CKD attending medicine outpatients department. Consenting patients provided their sociodemographic information and asked to respond multiple choice questionnaire. Results: Sample size was 100, (74:26, male:female) aged 18–60 years, mean age of 63.37� 4.28 with mean years of education were 10.45 � 2.19 years. 87 respondent correctly answered about function of kidney, 90% and 88 % respectively considered hypertension and diabetes as causative factor. There was poor awareness about association of healthy bones (12%), obesity (23 %), heart problems (45 %). Conclusions: The basic knowledge and awareness about CKD in patients was found to be average and selectively discrete in ours survey.