Challenges of access to kidney care for children in low-resource settings

M McCulloch, VA Luyckx, B Cullis, SJ Davies… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Kidney disease is a global public health concern across the age spectrum, including in
children. However, our understanding of the true burden of kidney disease in low-resource …

Chronic kidney disease in children: Using novel biomarkers as predictors of disease

SN Uwaezuoke, AC Ayuk, VU Muoneke… - Saudi Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children contributes to the global health burden. The focus
on using novel biomarkers to predict the onset and progression of the disease has …

End stage renal disease in sub-Saharan Africa

S Naicker, G Ashuntantang - Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged …, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as a major cause of
morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), coupled with an ageing society …

Childhood nephrotic syndrome in tropical Africa: then and now

WA Olowu, A Ademola, AB Ajite… - … and international child …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This descriptive and comparative review examines the changing epidemiology, treatment,
renal and patient outcome of childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS) in tropical Africa (TpAfr). In …

Health disparities in access to kidney replacement therapy amongst children and adolescents with end-stage kidney disease in low-and lower-middle-income …

R Lalji, A Francis, DW Johnson… - Kidney …, 2020 - kidney-international.org
Many health disparities exist between children of lowand lower-middle-income countries
(LLMICs) as compared with their high-income country (HIC) counterparts because of a …

The incidence of and risk factors for late presentation of childhood chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

L Plumb, EJ Boother, FJ Caskey, MD Sinha… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background When detected early, inexpensive measures can slow chronic kidney disease
progression to kidney failure which, for children, confers significant morbidity and impacts …

Kidney transplantation in low-and middle-income countries: the Transplant Links experience

LE Roberts, A Kaur, J Jewitt-Harris, A Ready… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Springer
Paediatric kidney failure is a global problem responsible for significant childhood morbidity
and mortality. The gold-standard treatment is kidney transplantation. However, the …

Nephrology in Nigeria

FA Arogundade, CI Esezobor, HU Okafor, A Abdu… - Nephrology …, 2021 - Springer
The practice of Nephrology in Nigeria dates back to the 1960s when the country gained
independence from the UK. The University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, as a college …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for chronic kidney disease in children attending pediatric outpatient clinic in federal medical center Asaba

BU Ezeonwu, I Nwafor, I Nnodim, A Ayodeji… - Journal of Preventive …, 2016 - jprevepi.com
Abstract Introduction: In Nigeria, chronic kidney disease (CKD) incidence in children ranges
between 2-6 cases per annum. Management of CKD which includes dialysis and renal …

Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Children

E Ku, J Harambat - Pediatric Nephrology, 2022 - Springer
The global burden of chronic kidney disease remains high, and the cost of caring for patients
with CKD is substantial, especially if end-stage kidney disease occurs. The incidence and …