Etiology of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria and Management Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorO, Sotubosotomiwaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJacob, Awobusuyi Olugbengaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Sourabhen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:14:09Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:14:09Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing globally and is one of the noncommunicable diseases associated with increase mortality globally in the last two decades. The prevalence of CKD in Nigeria, it is 1.6% to 12.4%. Ninety percent of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are said to die within 3 months of commencing dialysis. Indices are even worse in resource poor countries like Nigeria where prevention and adequate intervention are usually hampered by funds. In regions like Nigeria, it will be cheaper to prevent CKD than treating its complications. Hence, it is important to identify the common etiologies of CKD in Nigeria and prevent or promptly address them before causing irreversible damage to the kidneys. The most common cause of CKD in Nigeria includes hypertension, glomerulonephritis and diabetes mellitus. Many of these etiologies are preventable/treatable and should be looked for as a major way to reduce the incidence of CKD in Nigeria. Challenges identified in Nigeria, propagating CKD include westernization, inadequate manpower, late presentation, diagnostic challenge and poorly equipped facilities. Interventions like encouraging healthy lifestyle, making available essential drugs, training of health personnel, subsidized cost of treatment, legislation and policies to curb drug abuse. Therefore, resource-poor settings should focus on creating more awareness and making legislations and/or policies focused on these preventable causes of CKD as this is more realistic and effective in these settings.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsNephrology Uniten_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHead of Nephrology Unit Dept. of Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor Nephrology, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationO Sotubosotomiwa, Jacob Awobusuyi Olugbenga, Sharma Sourabh. Etiology of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria and Management Challenges. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2023 Feb; 33(9): 10-15en_US
dc.identifier.issn0971-0876
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/222143
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIJCP Groupen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber9en_US
dc.relation.volume33en_US
dc.source.urihttps://ijcp.in/Pages/Post_Detail.aspx?wid=20520&Etiology%20of%20Chronic%20Kidney%20Disease%20in%20Nigeria%20and%20Management%20Challengesen_US
dc.subjectChronic kidney diseaseen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectend-stage renal diseaseen_US
dc.subjecthypertensionen_US
dc.subjectdiabetes mellitusen_US
dc.titleEtiology of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria and Management Challengesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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