Table 4.
Practice on Chronic Kidney Disease Stratified by Care Providers in Jimma Town, 2018 (n = 326)
| Practice Domain Survey Items | Health Care Professional | Total n = 326 (100%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP n = 96 (29.4%) |
Resident n = 93 (28.5%) |
Specialist n = 68 (20.9%) |
OHS n = 69 (21.2%) | |||
| Q1. How likely would you refer patients to Nephrologists? | 0 | 14(4.3%) | 16(4.9%) | 28(8.6%) | 12(3.7%) | 70(21.5%) |
| 1 | 82(25.2%) | 77(23.6%) | 40(12.3%) | 57(17.5%) | 256(78.5%) | |
| Q2. How likely would you..Traditional healer? | 0 | 82(25.2%) | 79(24.2%) | 63(19.3%) | 56(17.2%) | 280(85.9%) |
| 1 | 14(4.3%) | 14(4.3%) | 5(1.5%) | 13(4.0%) | 46(14.1%) | |
| Q3. How likely would you …to treat themselves at home? | 0 | 58(17.8%) | 78(23.9%) | 57(17.5%) | 52(16.0%) | 245(75.2%) |
| 1 | 38(11.7%) | 15(4.6%) | 11(3.4%) | 17(5.2%) | 81(24.8%) | |
| Q4. How likely you use information from text books or social media? | 0 | 38(11.7%) | 45(13.8%) | 50(15.3%) | 29(8.9%) | 162(49.7%) |
| 1 | 58(17.8%) | 48(14.7%) | 18(5.5%) | 40(12.3%) | 164(50.3%) | |
| Q5. Have you ever told your patient preventing kidney disease? | 0 | 24(7.4%) | 27(8.3%) | 32(9.8%) | 14(4.3%) | 97(29.8%) |
| 1 | 72(22.1%) | 66(20.2%) | 36(11.0%) | 55(16.9%) | 229(70.2%) | |
| Q6. Does your health facility… regarding kidney disease? | 0 | 74(22.7%) | 74(22.7%) | 58(17.8%) | 54(16.6%) | 260(79.8%) |
| 1 | 22(6.7%) | 19(5.8%) | 10(3.1%) | 15(4.6%) | 66(20.2%) | |
| Q7. How likely you use routine urine proteins as diagnosis of CKD? | 0 | 25(7.7%) | 25(7.7%) | 28(8.6%) | 25(7.7%) | 103(31.6%) |
| 1 | 71(21.8%) | 68(20.9%) | 40(12.3%) | 44(13.5%) | 223(68.4%) | |
Key:
0. Very Unlikely and Unlikely
1. Very Likely and Likely
GP General Practitioner, OHS Other Health Sciences, eGFR estimated Glomerular filtration rate, CKD Chronic Kidney Diseases, ACEI Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors