Adherence to Hemodialysis and Associated Factors among End Stage Renal Disease Patients at Selected Nephrology Units in Rwanda: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Adherence to hemodialysis among ESRD participants (N = 41).

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Days to receive dialysis
2 days or less	14	34
3 days	26	64
4 days	1	2
Hours treated for each Session
4 hours	41	100
Convenience of dialysis schedule
No	2	5
Yes	39	95
Last day to be told the importance of not missing dialysis session
Never	1	2
More than a month ago	1	2
One month ago	1	2
Last week	2	5
This week	36	89
Importance of following dialysis schedule
Moderate important	1	2
Very important	6	15
Highly important	34	83
Difficulty of staying for the entire dialysis session
A lot of difficulty	6	15
Moderate difficulty	3	7
Little difficulty	11	27
No difficulty	21	51
Missed Dialysis sessions during the last month
Missed three	2	5
Missed two	5	12
Missed one	9	22
None	25	61
Shortened dialysis session during the last month
Once	2	5
None	39	95