Prevalence and burden of chronic kidney disease among the general population and high-risk groups in Africa: a systematic review

S Abd ElHafeez, D Bolignano, G D'Arrigo… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives While increasing attention is paid to the rising prevalence of chronic diseases in
Africa, there is little focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD). This systematic review assesses …

Inequities in kidney health and kidney care

R Vanholder, L Annemans, M Braks… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Health inequity refers to the existence of unnecessary and unfair differences in the ability of
an individual or community to achieve optimal health and access appropriate care. Kidney …

[PDF][PDF] WHO SAGE roadmap for prioritizing uses of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of limited supply: an approach to inform planning and subsequent …

World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
Background This interim guidance was initially issued in October 2020, based on advice
from the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization; it has been updated …

The burden of chronic kidney disease on developing nations: a 21st century challenge in global health

RA Nugent, SF Fathima, AB Feigl… - Nephron Clinical Practice, 2011 - karger.com
Chronic diseases present a significant challenge to 21st century global health policy. In
developing nations, the growing prevalence of chronic diseases such as chronic kidney …

Kidney damage and associated risk factors in rural and urban sub-Saharan Africa (AWI-Gen): a cross-sectional population study

JA George, JT Brandenburg, J Fabian… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Rapid epidemiological health transitions occurring in vulnerable populations in
Africa that have an existing burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases predict an …

Effects of chronic diseases on health‐related quality of life and self‐rated health among three adult age groups

L Ge, R Ong, CW Yap, BH Heng - Nursing & health sciences, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about whether there is any difference in associations of chronic diseases with
health‐related quality of life and self‐rated health across age groups. The purpose of the …

Hubungan diabetes melitus dengan kejadian gagal ginjal kronik

J Rivandi, A Yonata - Jurnal Majority, 2015 - repository.lppm.unila.ac.id
Ginjal merupakan organ vital yang berperan sangat penting dalam mempertahankan
kestabilan lingkungan dalam tubuh. Ginjal mengatur keseimbangan cairan tubuh, elektrolit …

[PDF][PDF] WHO SAGE roadmap for prioritizing uses of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of limited supply

S Omer, R Faden, S Kochhar… - World Health …, 2020 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
As countries prepare to implement their respective coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
vaccination programmes, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization …

Epidemiological profile of patients with end stage renal disease in a referral hospital in Cameroon

MP Halle, C Takongue, AP Kengne, FF Kaze, KB Ngu - BMC nephrology, 2015 - Springer
Background Data regarding the epidemiology of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and
dialysis in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce and knowledge about the spectrum renal disease …

High population frequencies of APOL1 risk variants are associated with increased prevalence of non-diabetic chronic kidney disease in the Igbo people from south …

II Ulasi, S Tzur, WG Wasser, R Shemer… - Nephron Clinical …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Continental Africa is facing an epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
APOL1 risk variants have been shown to be strongly associated with an increased risk for …