Abstract:
Background -Chronic kidney disease (CKD) encompasses a spectrum of pathophysiologic processes
associated with abnormal kidney function and a progressive decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
Diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes of chronic kidney disease in all developed and many
developing countries, but glomerulonephritis and unknown causes are more common in countries of
Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The study is intended to determine the magnitude and patterns of
complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among adult CKD patients in JMC.
Objective- To determine the magnitude and patterns of complications of CKD among adult CKD
patients at Jimma Medical Center (JMC) .
Method-Institution based cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted from September 01, 2019
to November 30, 2019. All patients with established CKD were selected during the study period. The
data was collected by record review and face to face interview using checklist and semi-structured
questionnaire. Data was checked for completeness and entered into EpiData 3.1 software and exported
to SPSS 20 for descriptive and statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics such as percentages, means,
medians, standard deviations and ranges were used to describe findings. A bivariate analysis was done
to sort variables candidate for multiple logistic regression having value less or equals to 0.25. Multiple
logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors independently associated with the
dependent variable. Finally, association was declared with P-value less than 0.05.
Result – The minimum and the maximum eGFR were 1.5 and 59.7 ml/min/1.73 m2 with the mean e
GFR of 15.5 ±14.3.The most common CKD-related complication was anemia(73.5%) ,followed by
hypertension(72%) and AKI(46.2%)
Conclusion and Recommendation - From the total 132 patients, majority (73.5%) were from the rural
area. About 35% of them were in young age group (30-49 years). The most common complication was
anemia. Clinically significant associations were found among e GFR and anemia, and e GFR and serum
potassium.
Although the sample is small and may not represent the general population, from this study, we can
conclude that CKD is becoming common in the young –age group.
We recommend all stage-holders to conduct further researches and give trainings to enable Primary
health care health professionals to screen risk factors of CKD,and to prevent and treat thecomplications early.
Budget-The project was conducted by the finance from Jimma University between Sept.01 2019 and
Nov.30, 2019 G.C
