Knowledge and Practices towards Prevention and Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Gondar Town, North West Ethiopia

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Practice assessment</td><td class="align_center">Good <i>n</i> (%)</td><td class="align_center">Poor <i>n</i> (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Balanced diet</td><td class="align_center">55 (12.7)</td><td class="align_center">379 (87.3)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Regular exercise</td><td class="align_center">32 (7.4)</td><td class="align_center">402 (92.6)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Smoke cigarette</td><td class="align_center">16 (3.7)</td><td class="align_center">418 (96.3)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Drink alcohol</td><td class="align_center">319 (73.5)</td><td class="align_center">115 (26.5)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Normal body mass index</td><td class="align_center">217 (50.0)</td><td class="align_center">217 (50.0)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Regular blood pressure checkup</td><td class="align_center">389 (89.6)</td><td class="align_center">45 (10.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Take traditional medicine without physician recommendation</td><td class="align_center">214 (49.3)</td><td class="align_center">220 (50.7)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Follow hypertension medications regimen/treatment adherence</td><td class="align_center">413 (95.2)</td><td class="align_center">21 (4.8)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Follow food restrictions by the physicians</td><td class="align_center">408 (94.0)</td><td class="align_center">26 (6.0)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Personal hygiene</td><td class="align_center">315 (72.6)</td><td class="align_center">119 (27.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Regular visit to health institutions for diagnosis of CKD</td><td class="align_center">74 (17.1)</td><td class="align_center">360 (82.9)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>CKD : chronic kidney disease.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Practice assessment towards CKD among hypertensive patients at Gondar town in 2019.</div>

International Journal of Hypertension

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Table 3: Knowledge and Practices towards Prevention and Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Gondar Town, North West Ethiopia 

Table 3 | Knowledge and Practices towards Prevention and Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Gondar Town, North West Ethiopia 