Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology Within Selected Farming Communities in Rural Sri Lanka.

E M D V EkanayakePallage Mangala Chathura Surendra De Silva Sameera Chathuranga GunasekaraW A K G ThakshilaSakuntha GunarathnaR A I PinipaSudheera JayasingheE P S ChandanaE S WijewickramaNishad Jayasundara

Published in: Canadian journal of kidney health and disease (2023)

Compared with the nonfarming group, a significant risk of CKDu was observed in the three farming communities, particularly among paddy and sugarcane farmers. Longitudinal epidemiological studies to identify vulnerable farming communities and associated risk factors are critically needed to develop effective management strategies against CKDu within farming communities.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
risk factors
end stage renal disease
south africa
cross sectional
risk assessment
peritoneal dialysis