Epidemiology of End-Stage Renal Disease in Mogadishu, Somalia: First Report at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

The prevalence of unplanned hospital readmissions within six months was very high, and a missed hemodialysis session was identified as the leading cause. Inadequate knowledge, wrong social beliefs about the concept of dialysis and a lack of a health insurance system that covers the higher costs of each dialysis session are believed to be the causes of missed dialysis occasions.