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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Is there a need for early detection programs for chronic kidney disease?
Clinical Nephrology, Volume 74, No. SUPPL.1, Year 2010
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The aims of this paper are to examine whether early detection programs are needed to assist in detecting and managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). It draws on existing material which indicates that CKD and its precursor risk factors or illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and HIV infection are very clearly major challenges faced by health systems worldwide. This paper evaluates whether CKD meets the epidemiological criteria to justify early screening. More compelling evidence is becoming available which indicates that the prevalence of CKDis significant in both developing and developed countries and that CKD can be easily detected and treated with only small changes to existing practice and this may be improved through screening programs. A brief evaluation of the challenges of establishing early detection programs is provided, as well as an examination of the capacity which exists for establishing such programs. It concludes that, despite the lack of randomized studies, these programs appear to provide an opportunity to integrate CKD management with common chronic illnesses and, through this approach, provide clinical and cost-effective management of bothCKDand cardiovascular disease. © 2010 Dustri-Verlag Dr. K. Feistle.
Authors & Co-Authors
Katz, Ivor J.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Gerntholtz, Trevor E.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Van Deventer, Manuel
Unknown Affiliation
Schneider, Helen
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Naicker, Saraladevi
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study