Table 1.
Basic information about dialysis in Senegal
| Main Characteristics | N or % | |
| Number of nephrologists in the country (per million inhabitants) | 28 | 1.75 |
| Number of patients on dialysis (total number, per million people in the general population) | 1092 | 67,3 |
| Number of patients on hemodialysis in the public sector (private) | 846 | 246 |
| Percent of patients on hemodialysis (patients on peritoneal dialysis) | 95.79% | 4.21% |
| Percent of patients on home dialysis in my country | 4.21% | |
| Number of dialysis machines (public sector) | 311 | 247 |
| Number of dialysis units in the country (public sector) | 26 | 22 |
| Number of hospital-based dialysis units (freestanding) | 21 | 3 (Private) |
| Number of dialysis units for nonprofit (for profit) | 22 | 4 (Private) |
| Percentage of patients covered by insurance (out-of-pocket expenses) in the private sector | 20% | 80% |
| Reimbursement per dialysis session in public sector in US$ (private) | 20 | 110 |
| Percent of staff who deliver dialysis (dialysis nurses, patient care technicians) | 70% | 30% |
| Typical patient-to-RN ratio in the dialysis units | 6:1 | |
| Average length of a dialysis session | 4 h | |
| How many times per month does a nephrologist see patients during dialysis sessions? | 8 | |
| Proportion of patients on hemodialysis in the country using an AVF, CVC, and AVG | AVF, 69% | |
| CVC, 30% | ||
| AVG, 1% | ||
RN, renal nurse; AVF, arteriovenous fistula; CVC, central venous catheter; AVG, arteriovenous graft.