Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 116 patients who got haemodialysis at The University of Dodoma haemodialysis unit

Charactericts	Proportion (%) or Median
Sex
Male	52 [44.9%]
Age in years	45 [10–79]
Residency
Dodoma	46 [39.7%]
Outside Dodoma	70 [60.3%]
Marital status
Never Married	21 [18.1%]
Married	38 [32.8%]
Divorced	30 [25.9%]
Widow	27 [23.2%]
Haemoglobin (g/dl)	5.2 [3.8 - 12.6]
Serum creatinine level (μmol/L)	592 [121–1367]
Urea level (mmol/L)	26[7–53]
HIV positive Status	12 [10.4%]
Hepatitis B positive	4 [5.2%]
Type of Kidney Disease
AKI	32 [27.6%]
ESRD	84 [72.4%]
NHIF	39 [33.6%]