Assessment of Knowledge on Chronic Kidney Disease Among General Out-Patients Attending Selected Tertiary Hospitals in Ondo State, Nigeria

Abstract:

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a burdening disease condition which affects quality of life; it reduces productivity, increases morbidity and mortality. There are however several ways to lessen the possibility of developing CKD but this will require having a knowledge base. However, while most of the studies conducted in the field of nephrology made public the burden of CKD, they failed to show in-depth specifics on levels of knowledge on CKD. This study assessed level of knowledge on CKD among general out-patients in two tertiary hospitals in Ondo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, 145 general out-patients were purposively selected, data were collected using self-structured questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS version 25. Results showed that population-referenced knowledge of CKD is low: 58(40.0%), while score-referenced knowledge is moderate: 55.91±16.47. Hypotheses tested by one-way ANOVA revealed no statistically significant differences in age, level of education and knowledge of CKD (p = 0.196 and p = 0.237 respectively). In conclusion, knowledge level on CKD of the population is low; this calls for CKD awareness creation.