Future Options for the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria

Abstract The lack of health care infrastructure and prevalence of infectious disease in Nigeria exacerbate the growing problem of diagnosing and treating chronic kidney disease. Nigeria should place more emphasis on chronic kidney disease education, screening, and prevention; propagation of acceptan...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Gender medicine 2012-02, Vol.9 (1), p.S86-S93
Hauptverfasser:	Okafor, Chidi, MD, Kankam, Charity, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Humans Internal Medicine Kidney Transplantation Nigeria - epidemiology Peritoneal Dialysis - statistics & numerical data Public Health Renal Dialysis - statistics & numerical data Renal Dialysis - utilization Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - ethnology Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - etiology Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - prevention & control Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - surgery Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - therapy
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Abstract The lack of health care infrastructure and prevalence of infectious disease in Nigeria exacerbate the growing problem of diagnosing and treating chronic kidney disease. Nigeria should place more emphasis on chronic kidney disease education, screening, and prevention; propagation of acceptance of peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis; subsidization of renal replacement costs; and advancement of the national renal transplantation program.
ISSN:	1550-8579 1878-7398
DOI:	10.1016/j.genm.2011.10.002