Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Dialysis Treatment at a Specialist Hospital in Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract

Background: There is a growing concern for gender
differences associated with HIV patients with chronic
kidney disease. However, studies have been
conducted on the differences in age and sex of dialysis
patients but this study aims to determine the age, sex,
and HIV distribution among chronic kidney disease
patients receiving dialysis treatment at a specialist
hospital in Delta State, Nigeria
Methods: This retrospective study utilised data from
patients who attended a dialysis center in Delta State,
Nigeria between June 2016 and May 2022. In this
study, a self-developed proforma was used to extract
patients’ records for age, sex and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status
Result: The majority of the chronic kidney patients
undergoing dialysis had a mean age of 50.36±17.16
years. Most patients were middle-aged individuals
between 41-60 years during the first 3 years when
compared to the last 3 years of review. Less than
one-quarter 1041(14.0%) of haemodialysis patients
were HIV positive while more than 8 out of 10
(6391(85.9%) patients were HIV negative. Males
were majorly affected by kidney disease more that
the female participants with 4766(61.4%) and
2671(35.9%) respectively.
Conclusion: There is a growing increase in the
prevalence of CKD globally and in this study the
population of CKD patients was higher at the second
quarter than the first. Less than one-fifth of the total haemodialysis patients were HIV positive, more in
males and the adult age group (41-60).