Associated risk factors of renal failure among patients attending Hemodialysis center at Al-Thwara Authority Hospital in IBB city, Yemen: A cross sectional study
1 Assistant Professor, Dean of faculty of Medical Laboratories, Jiblah University for Medical and Health science, Jiblah, Yemen, Tel: 00967-777410810.
2 Students in the fourth level, faculty of Nursing, Jiblah University for Medical and Health science, Jiblah, Yemen.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(03), 446–454
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.3.1038
Publication history:
Received on 23 April 2023; revised on 07 June 2023; accepted on 10 June 2023
Abstract:
Background: Chronic renal failure is a major public health problem. Identifying individual’s risk factors are important to prevent infection of chronic renal failure.
Objective: this study aimed to highlight the risk factors associated with chronic renal failure for patients attending hemodialysis center at Al-Thwara Authority Hospital in Ibb city, Yemen.
Methods: the study is hospital-based cross sectional study. A total 100 patients collected randomly from hemodialysis centre at Al-Thwara Authority Hospital in Ibb, Yemen. Socio-demographic data, behavioral factors, medical history determined using a standardized questionnaire and analyzed by using IBM SPSS version 22 and Microsoft Excel.
Results: the mean age of patients was 45.75 years, and most of them were in the range of 38-46 years. Males were 60% and 40% were females. Married subjects represented 86% and 38% of patients had primary education. Of the 100 respondents, 83% drink tap water, 86%Khat chewers, 75% consume soft drinks, 51% smokers, 48% had urinary tract infections and 30% urinary stones. Participants who used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs represent 29% of the sample, 18% had heart disease and 14% of patients had pervious malaria infection. About 46% of the patients were hypertensive before their infection with renal failure, and 16% diabetics. There is association between gender of patients and heart diseases and malaria infection. Statistics correlation between age of patients and Khat chewing and smoking was estimated.
Conclusion: this study suggests that, khat chewing, consumption of tap water, soft drinks and smoking increase the risk of chronic renal failure among Yemenis.
Keywords:
Chronic renal failure; Hemodialysis; Ibb city; Yemen
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