Global Dialysis Perspective: Ethiopia

doi:10.34067/KID.0006902021

. 2022 May 24;3(8):1431-1434.

doi: 10.34067/KID.0006902021. eCollection 2022 Aug 25.

Global Dialysis Perspective: Ethiopia

Yewondwossen T Mengistu¹, Addisu M Ejigu

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DOI: 10.34067/KID.0006902021

Global Dialysis Perspective: Ethiopia

Yewondwossen T Mengistu et al. Kidney360. 2022.

. 2022 May 24;3(8):1431-1434.

doi: 10.34067/KID.0006902021. eCollection 2022 Aug 25.

Authors

Yewondwossen T Mengistu¹, Addisu M Ejigu

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¹ Renal Unit, School of Medicine and Tikur Anbessa Hospital, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

PMID: 36176643
PMCID: PMC9416832
DOI: 10.34067/KID.0006902021

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Keywords: Africa; Ethiopia; dialysis.

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**Distribution of hemodialysis units and prevalence per million population in the regions of Ethiopia**.

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[3] Shiferaw F, Letebo M, Misganaw A, Feleke Y, Gelibo T, Getachew T, Defar A, Assefa A, Bekele A, Amenu K, Teklie H, Tadele T, Taye G, Getnet M, Gonfa G, Bekele A, Kebede T, Yadeta D, GebreMichael M, Challa F, Girma Y, Mudie K, Guta M, Tadesse Y: Non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: Disease burden, gaps in health care delivery and strategic directions. Ethiop J Health Dev 32: 1–12, 2018

[4] Shiferaw F, Letebo M, Misganaw A, Feleke Y, Gelibo T, Getachew T, Defar A, Assefa A, Bekele A, Amenu K, Teklie H, Tadele T, Taye G, Getnet M, Gonfa G, Bekele A, Kebede T, Yadeta D, GebreMichael M, Challa F, Girma Y, Mudie K, Guta M, Tadesse Y: Non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: Disease burden, gaps in health care delivery and strategic directions. Ethiop J Health Dev 32: 1–12, 2018

[5] Misganaw A, Mariam DH, Ali A, Araya T: Epidemiology of major non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: A systematic review. J Health Popul Nutr 32: 1–13, 2014 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Misganaw A, Mariam DH, Ali A, Araya T: Epidemiology of major non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: A systematic review. J Health Popul Nutr 32: 1–13, 2014 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Ethiopia NCDI Commission : The Ethiopia Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDI) Commission Report. Available at: http://www.ncdipoverty.org/ethiopia-report/. Accessed June 10, 2022

[8] Ethiopia NCDI Commission : The Ethiopia Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDI) Commission Report. Available at: http://www.ncdipoverty.org/ethiopia-report/. Accessed June 10, 2022

[9] Gebreyes YF, Goshu DY, Geletew TK, Argefa TG, Zemedu TG, Lemu KA, Waka FC, Mengesha AB, Degefu FS, Deghebo AD, Wubie HT, Negeri MG, Tesema TT, Tessema YG, Regassa MG, Eba GG, Beyene MG, Yesu KM, Zeleke GT, Mengistu YT, Belayneh AB: Prevalence of high bloodpressure, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome and their determinants in Ethiopia: Evidences from the National NCDs STEPS Survey, 2015. PLoS One 13: e0194819, 2018. 10.1371/journal.pone.0194819 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Gebreyes YF, Goshu DY, Geletew TK, Argefa TG, Zemedu TG, Lemu KA, Waka FC, Mengesha AB, Degefu FS, Deghebo AD, Wubie HT, Negeri MG, Tesema TT, Tessema YG, Regassa MG, Eba GG, Beyene MG, Yesu KM, Zeleke GT, Mengistu YT, Belayneh AB: Prevalence of high bloodpressure, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome and their determinants in Ethiopia: Evidences from the National NCDs STEPS Survey, 2015. PLoS One 13: e0194819, 2018. 10.1371/journal.pone.0194819 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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