Knowledge and Awareness towards Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Factors in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Background: The risk of CKD is high in Saudi Arabia due to increasingly growing prevalence of its risk factors, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the level of awareness of Saudi population towards CKD risk factors in order to generate platform for future planning. Methodology: This study included 940 apparently healthy Saudi volunteers, their ages ranging from 17 to 65 years old with a mean age of 35 years. A purposeful questionnaire was designed and used for obtaining data about the CKD risk factors. Results: Out of 940 participants, 293 (31.2%) were males and 647 (68.8%) were females, giving males "females" ratio of 1.00:2.21. About 62.3% of the participants were found to believe that DM is one of the main risk factors for CKD, of whom, 74% were males and 57% were females. Approximately 60% of the participants were found believing that hypertension is one of the main risk factors for CKD, of whom 79.5% were males and 51.6% were females. Conclusion: There is an increasing in the prevalence of CKD risk factors among Saudi population. Although, the levels of awareness toward some CKD risk factors are relatively increasing, but more health education efforts are deemed importance.

[Retracted] Measuring the Awareness of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) with Environmental Evaluation among Adult Diabetic Patients in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia

“…Education came out as a significant factor of awareness, where patients with bachelor's degrees exhibited better awareness levels than patients who are less educated. This is consistent with the report of Sa'adeh et al [ 19 ], as well as Ahmed et al [ 21 ], who reported that greater knowledge levels were significantly predicted among patients with higher educational levels. However, this has been contradicted by the report of Plantinga et al [ 20 ].…”

Knowledge of Chronic Kidney Disease Among the Population of Saudi Arabia Evaluated Using a Validated Questionnaire: A Cross-Sectional Study

“… 14 Another study among the Saudi population by Ahmed et al reported that out of 940 participants, about 60% correctly identified DM and HTN as risk factors of CKD. 11 However, a recent study among the Australian public reported that 60.6% of the participants identified DM as a risk factor for CKD, but only 38.3% identified HTN as a risk factor for CKD. 12 Similar to our study, lower identification of DM and HTN as risk factors of CKD was also reported from Hong Kong, Nigeria, Singapore and Iran.…”

“…Higher rate of early identification of individuals with undetected/early CKD or those at risk of developing CKD might be possible among populations with high levels of knowledge and awareness about CKD. 11 Studies conducted in both developed and developing countries have shown that the public understanding of CKD and its risk factors are relatively poor. 12 A recent Australian study found limited knowledge among participants regarding the physiological role of the kidneys, and less than half of the participants correctly identified hypertension as a risk factor.…”

“…7 However, another recent study from Saudi Arabia exploring knowledge and awareness about CKD using a non-validated questionnaire found that more than half of the participants correctly identified HTN and DM as risk factors of CKD, indicating that the knowledge regarding CKD among the Saudi population is relatively increasing. 11 To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies conducted among the Saudi population to explore the public knowledge of CKD using a validated questionnaire. Hence, we explored the knowledge of CKD among the population of the Kingdom of Saudi using a validated questionnaire to determine the level of knowledge regarding CKD as well as the predictors of CKD knowledge.…”

Chronic kidney disease awareness among the general population: tool validation and knowledge assessment in a developing country

“…A better rate of early identification of those with undetected/early CKD or those at risk of developing CKD may be attainable in populations with high levels of knowledge and awareness about CKD [ 15 ]. According to research conducted in both developed and developing nations, the public’s understanding of CKD and its risk factors is inadequate [ 16 ].…”