Assessment of awareness regarding Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Hepatitis among people visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital

Isra Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-21 DOI:10.55282/imj.oa1341

Mahvesh Mahmud

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Objective: To assess the level of knowledge, regarding chronic kidney disease (CKD) and chronic hepatitis in high risk groups of people Study design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration: The study was carried out at Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi over a period of 8 months from 19th November 2021 till 19th July 2022. Methodology: A total of 300 patients were interviewed verbally on a questionnaire translated into Urdu. Results: Regarding CKD, only 13% of the participants knew that it is a long term and irreversible condition, with only 6% of them being aware that it can also be asymptomatic in initial stages. Only 5% of them knew that disease management revolves around reducing its progression and complications. 33% of the patients knew about hepatitis B or C, out of which 26% had knowledge that it can progress to chronic hepatitis. Only 21% knew that the infection is lifelong and incurable. Almost 80% of the respondents were not aware regarding the different routes of transmission, the symptoms or the complications. Conclusion: The research identified dismally low level of awareness up to 80-90%, regarding awareness aspects of two very common health conditions. Thus, it is imperative to design religiously and culturally acceptable public health strategies to increase awareness for earlier detection of both CKD and CLD for better health outcomes and therefore to reduce the economic burden of our country. Key words: Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Knowledge, Perception, Strategies, Healthcare. How to Cite This: Mahmud M, Baqai K, Anwar M. Assessment of awareness regarding Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Hepatitis among people visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital. Isra Med J. 2022;14(4):143-147. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55282/imj.oa1341

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访问三级医院的人对慢性肾脏疾病和慢性肝炎的认识评估

目的:评估高危人群对慢性肾脏疾病(CKD)和慢性肝炎的知识水平研究设计:横断面研究地点和时间:该研究于2021年11月19日至2022年7月19日在卡拉奇Ziauddin医院进行，为期8个月。方法:对300名患者进行口头访谈，并将问卷翻译成乌尔都语。结果:关于CKD，只有13%的参与者知道这是一种长期和不可逆转的疾病，只有6%的参与者知道它在初始阶段也可以是无症状的。只有5%的人知道疾病管理围绕着减少其进展和并发症。33%的患者知道乙型或丙型肝炎，其中26%的患者知道乙型或丙型肝炎可发展为慢性肝炎。只有21%的人知道这种感染是终生且无法治愈的。几乎80%的答复者不了解不同的传播途径、症状或并发症。结论:研究发现，在两种非常常见的健康状况的意识方面，意识水平低得令人沮丧，高达80-90%。因此，必须设计宗教和文化上可接受的公共卫生策略，以提高对早期发现CKD和CLD的认识，以获得更好的健康结果，从而减轻我国的经济负担。关键词:慢性肾病，慢性肝炎，知识，认知，策略，卫生保健Mahmud M, Baqai K, Anwar M.三级医院就诊人群对慢性肾脏疾病和慢性肝炎的认知评估。以色列医学杂志，2012;14(4):143-147。DOI: https://doi.org/10.55282/imj.oa1341

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