Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): knowledge of risk factors and preventive practices of CKD among students at a University in Rwanda

Ngendahayo, Flavien; Mukamana, Donatilla; Ndateba, Innocent; Nkurunziza, Aimable; Adejumo, Oluyinka; Chironda, Geldine

doi:10.4314/rjmhs.v2i2.15

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“…We noticed that 29.2% of the sample with good knowledge were students. These findings are similar to the results of a cross-sectional study conducted in Rwanda and which found a little more than one half of university students surveyed had a strong understanding of kidney illness [ 31 ]. A telephonic study conducted in Hong Kong revealed respondents had a high degree of knowledge, with the majority aware of renal function and dietary sodium as risk factors.…”

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Public Awareness of Chronic Kidney Disease in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia—A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a significant public health concern worldwide and many people continue to ignore their early warning symptoms. The present study assessed the level of knowledge about CKD the awareness of the risk factors and the awareness of the complications associated with CKD, among the general population of Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia. 440 residents of Jazan Province participated in an online cross-sectional survey during a seven-month period from November (2020) to July (2021). Data was collected using a validated 73-item self-report survey. More than half of the respondents were males (n = 286; 65%) with an age ranging from 18 to 59 years, and a mean age of 32.66 years (SD ± 10.83). A very low percentage of the sample (27.3%; 7.5%, 9.3%) demonstrated good knowledge, a high level of awareness of the risk factors, and a high level of awareness of the complications associated with CKD, respectively. Participants’ knowledge was significantly associated with being a student or being employed (Government/private employee) (χ2 = 29.90; p < 0.001), having completed graduate studies (χ2 = 63.86; p < 0.001), residing in urban areas (χ2 = 138.62; p < 0.001), belonging to the age group (18–39 years), and having no co-morbidities (χ2 = 24.55; p < 0.001). Positive and significant correlations were also noted between the knowledge score and the awareness of risk factor score (r = 0.42; p < 0.01), as well as the awareness of complications score (r = 0.25; p < 0.01). These findings warrant an urgent need for extensive CKD educational initiatives concentrating on improving the general knowledge and awareness of the public towards CKD.

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“…In comparison to the undergraduate students' knowledge on CKD, two studies performed in Rwanda revealed a similar pattern (17,18), whereby the knowledge of the disease and its preventive measures among students in Rwanda were considered low. Somehow, these results contradict a previous study among final year nursing students in Nigeria (12) that found an overall good knowledge on CKD, especially on the anatomical structure functions, along with the signs and symptoms of CKD.…”

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Knowledge and Awareness About Chronic Kidney Disease among Undergraduate Students in International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan Campus

Sowtali

Rasani

Shah³

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) causes 70% of all death globally. The prevalence of CKD has shown an increasing trend for the past 20 years in Malaysia. Thus, determining the knowledge and awareness of CKD among healthcare students in preparing them to be a good healthcare provider in the future is important. This study aimed to determine the association between knowledge and awareness about CKD among International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) undergraduate students. A crosssectional study was conducted among 108 students using simple random sampling method. The questionnaire was given to the class representative to be self-administered to interested students. It had close-ended questions consisting of Part A to Part D. The scoring given for correctly answered items was one and the total score for Part C was 7 marks. Most of the students were female (70.4%). The mean knowledge score of CKD was 3.65 (SD = 1.12) with nearly half of the students (43.5%) classified as having poor knowledge. Most respondents were aware about CKD (99.1%) and have heard about it from medical personnel (48.1%) and the Internet (25.9%). Further analysis showed that only courses taken by the respondents were significantly associated with knowledge on CKD (p = 0.039). The level of knowledge among undergraduate students is still poor, yet they are aware about the existence of CKD and its aetiology. Therefore, the health sciences curriculum should

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“…It's also possible for a student or a group of a certain age-set to copy the lifestyles of other students or groups including those lifestyles that can put one at the risk of contracting or developing chronic diseases. Even Ngendahayo et al [34] have found an average age of university students that is above the range of 17-24 years, in which case they have sampled students whose average age is 29 years. The fact that the university environment is more or less the same as that of general community: in terms of moving in and out of campus circumferences at all times, ethnic composition, a larger percentage residing offcampus with the general public, relationships and interactions that are both unrestricted and without boundaries in terms of age, social class, believes and so on, the university students' group cannot be thought to be special that is excluded and isolated from the general public's influence and challenges.…”

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“…Ngendahayo et al [34] carried out research on university students (University of Technology and Arts of Byumba, Rwanda) to evaluate their knowledge on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the preventive measures adopted. A questionnaire was used as the main data collecting tool while the sample was randomly selected based on a stratified random sampling method.…”

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University Students’ Health: Case of Chronic Diseases

Mwangi

Anapapa

Koech

2022

SAJSSE

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The percentage of university students currently nursing chronic infections/diseases is alarming, and for a long time, these students are ever thought to be healthy. However, research shows otherwise and management of students’ health should be recognized and efforts be directed towards the same. This paper aimed to review the work done by other researchers concerning university students when it comes to chronic diseases and their health, make general comments and emphasize the need to have stakeholders focus on university students in terms of acquiring the right and modern technology meet for dealing with the elephant in the room. About 25 published papers were selected from the internet as they came across and a summary was made from each on what the researchers found concerning the university students’ health and chronic diseases. It was found that no researcher didn’t find unhealthy students and up to 30% of the students can be found infected in a given university. All concluded that the health of the students is deteriorating with time. Therefore, there is a need for stakeholders such as university managements, governments, non-governmental organizations among others to deal with the situation before it’s too late. University students are the next-immediate workforce and their health should not be left to fate. Once this workforce is maimed, there shall be a big problem in the future when things slip out of hand: and this work suggests that all stakeholders to come together and arrest the situation on time.

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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): knowledge of risk factors and preventive practices of CKD among students at a University in Rwanda

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Public Awareness of Chronic Kidney Disease in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia—A Cross-Sectional Survey

Public Awareness of Chronic Kidney Disease in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia—A Cross-Sectional Survey

Knowledge and Awareness About Chronic Kidney Disease among Undergraduate Students in International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan Campus

University Students’ Health: Case of Chronic Diseases

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