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Introduction. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long-term condition in which the kidneys gradually lose their function over time, becomes impaired, leading to a buildup of waste and toxins in the body.This study aimed at evaluating the perception of CKD among newly diagnosed end-stage chronic renal failure patients. Methodology. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective data collection, which took place over the period from January 1 to October 30, 2023, in the Nephrology department of the Brazzaville university hospital. It covered 128 patients who were exhaustively identified. sociodemographic data and data on illness perception were collected from medical records and during individual interviews using pre-established survey forms. Microsoft Excel 2021 software enabled data analysis and processing. Results. We studied 128 participants with a sex ratio of 2.5 and the median age was 50. There was a misperception of CKD among 46.1% of our participants. CKD was thought incurable by 51,6% of them and it was considered a fairly worrying disease by 61.7% of patients. The belief of CKD having a supernatural cause was held by 46.9% of patients. Patients thought that CKD could be treated with traditional medicine (36,7%), modern medicine (27,3%) and through prayer (18%). CKD was unknown before hospitalization by 76,6% of patients. Conclusion. There is a wrong perception of chronic kidney failure by patients in the end stage of their kidney disease due to the general public's low level of knowledge about kidney diseases.
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Introduction. La maladie rénale chronique (MRC) est une affection à long terme au cours de laquelle les reins perdent progressivement leur fonction au fil du temps, deviennent altérés, ce qui entraîne une accumulation de déchets et de toxines dans le corps. Cette étude visait à évaluer la perception de la MRC chez les patients atteints d'insuffisance rénale chronique au stade terminal récemment diagnostiqués. Méthodologie. Il s'agissait d'une étude descriptive transversale avec une collecte prospective des données, qui s'est déroulée du 1er janvier au 30 octobre 2023, au service de néphrologie de l'hôpital universitaire de Brazzaville. Elle concernait 128 patients qui ont été identifiés de manière exhaustive. Les données sociodémographiques et les données sur la perception de la maladie ont été collectées à partir des dossiers médicaux et lors d'entretiens individuels à l'aide de formulaires d'enquête préétablis. Le logiciel Microsoft Excel 2021 a permis l'analyse et le traitement des données. Résultats. Nous avons étudié 128 participants, avec un ratio homme-femme de 2,5 et un âge médian de 50 ans. Il y avait une méconnaissance de la MRC chez 46,1% de nos participants. 51,6% d'entre eux pensaient que la MRC était incurable et 61,7% des patients considéraient cette maladie comme assez inquiétante. 46,9% des patients pensaient que la MRC avait une cause surnaturelle. Les patients pensaient que la MRC pouvait être traitée avec la médecine traditionnelle (36,7%), la médecine moderne (27,3%) et par la prière (18%). La MRC était méconnue avant l'hospitalisation chez 76,6% des patients. Conclusion. Il existe une perception erronée de l'insuffisance rénale chronique chez les patients en stade terminal de leur maladie rénale dû à la faible connaissance du grand public sur les maladies rénales.

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Perception insuffisance rénale chronique Congo Brazaville Perception chronic renal failure Congo Brazaville

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Gaël Honal Mahoungou, Tony Eyeni Sinomono, Éric Ngandzali-Ngabe, Soraya Ntandou, Francky Ambounou, Précieux Ngoma, Berline Ndinga, Dalhia Mboungou, & Richard Loumingou. (2024). Chronic Renal Failure: Perception and Knowledge of Patients at the Terminal Stage in Brazzaville. HEALTH SCIENCES AND DISEASE, 25(2 Suppl 1). https://doi.org/10.5281/hsd.v25i2 Suppl 1.5285

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