Gaël Honal Mirounga*, Daniel Tony Eyeni Sinomono, Éric Ngandzali-Ngabe Soraya Ntandou, Francky Ambounou, Précieux Ngoma, Berline Ndinga, Dalhia Mboungou and Richard Loumingou

Nephrology Department, Brazzaville University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Republic of the Congo

*Corresponding Author: Gaël Honal Mahoungou, Nephrology Department, Brazzaville University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Republic of the Congo

Received: January 16, 2024; Published: February 10, 2024

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses a real public health problem in Congo.In order to enact preventive measures against CKD, in order to reduce its frequency, we undertook to conduct a survey to evaluate the perception of chronic disease among newly diagnosed endstage chronic renal failure patients. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective data collection, which took place over the period from January 1 to October 30, 2023, in the Nephrology department of the CHUB. It covered 128 patients who were exhaustively identified. Sociodemographic data and data on illness perception were collected from medical records and during individual interviews using pre-established survey forms. Microsoft Excel 2021 software enabled data analysis and processing. Results: we found a male predominance with a sex ratio of 2.5. Median age was 50.The perception of the CRI was erroneous among46.1% of patients.51.6% of patients thought that CKD was incurable, 61.7% of patients considered that CKD is a fairly worrying disease. 46.9% of patients believed that CKD is of supernatural cause.36.7% of patients thought that CKD could be treated with traditional medicine,27.3% through modern medicine and 18% through prayer.76.6% of patients had never heard of CKD before their hospitalization. Conclusion: The perception of chronic kidney failure by patients in the end stage of their kidney disease is incorrect. This may be due to the general public's low level of knowledge about kidney diseases. It is therefore important to carry out general public awareness campaigns on kidney diseases.

Keywords: Perception; Chronic Renal Failure; Congo Brazzaville

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Citation

Citation: Gaël Honal Mirounga., et al. “Chronic Renal Failure: Perception and Knowledge of Patients Admitted at the Terminal Stage to the Nephrology Department of the Brazzaville University Hospital".Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.3 (2024): 185-189.

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