Fifty years of hemodialysis in Ghana-current status, utilization and cost of dialysis services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney failure is common in Ghana. Haemodialysis (HD) is the most common treatment modality for survival. Although, HD has been available in Ghana for 50 years, the majority of patients who develop kidney failure cannot access it. We describe the state of HD, dialysis prevalence, its utilization and cost of HD after fifty years of dialysis initiation in Ghana.

Methods

A situational assessment of HDs centres in Ghana was conducted by surveying nephrologists, doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in HD centres from August to October 2022. We assessed the density of HD centres, number of HD machines, prevalence of nephrologists, number of patients receiving HD treatment and the cost of dialysis in private and government facilities in Ghana.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Tannor EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612280 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature