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Prevalence, Determinants, And Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease In Karachi, Pakistan - A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study., Saleem Jessani, Rasool Bux, Tazeen Jafar
Prevalence, Determinants, And Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease In Karachi, Pakistan - A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study., Saleem Jessani, Rasool Bux, Tazeen Jafar
Community Health Sciences
BACKGROUND:
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing being recognized as a global public health problem. However, there is dearth of information on the prevalence, determinants, and management of CKD from low- and middle-income countries. The objectives of the study were to determine the 1) prevalence of CKD; 2) socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with CKD; and 3) the existing management of these patients with regards to blood pressure control, and use of antihypertensive medications.
METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional study on 2873 participants aged ≥ 40 years in 12 representative communities in Karachi, Pakistan. The primary outcome was clinically significant …