Advancements in Journal of Urology and Nephrology(AJUN)
ISSN: 2689-8616 | DOI: 10.33140/AJUN
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Wondwosen Mebratu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Ethiopia
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Research Article
Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Patients Attending at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Dessie, Amhara Region, Northeastern Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study
Author(s): Abdusellam Yimer*, Bilal Mohammed, Welde Melese, Reta Dewau, Wondwosen Mebratu, Abel Endawkie, Jemal Seid and Ali Hassen
Introduction: The incidence of chronic kidney disease is rising, primarily due to its asymptomatic nature of the disease and poor access to early detection and management services. In Ethiopia, little is known about the context-specific risk factors. This study aimed to identify the risk factors of chronic kidney diseases in Northeast Ethiopia, focusing on patients attending Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, in 2022. Methods: A hospital-based unmatched case-control study was employed among chronic kidney disease patients at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, from May 10 to July 15/2022. Cases were all patients who were diagnosed with chronic kidney diseases at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital while controls were patients without chronic kidney diseases. For each case, two controls were selected using a systematic ra.. Read More»