Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and associated factors among adult diabetic patients: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a significant impact on public health with a high morbidity and death rate. Most diabetic patients, in the course of their lives, develop diabetic kidney disease. In the least developed nations, its size is outstripping itself. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and associated factors among adult diabetic patients.

Methods

A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 328 adult diabetic patients from 1 December 2023 to 4 April 2024 at the Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northern Ethiopia. A systematic random sampling method was utilized to select the study participants. Pretested structured questionnaires were used to collect sociodemographic, economic, and behavioral/lifestyl

SUBMITTER: Aregawi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11611590 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature