Knowledge, attitudes and practice of prevention on renal disease in diabetic and hypertensive patients

Abstract

Introduction. According to the World Health Organization, a quarter of the population suffers from hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, they are the second cause of chronic kidney disease, together they have a multiplying risk of suffering from it.
Objective. To analyze the knowledge, attitudes and practices, on the prevention of chronic kidney disease, in users with type 2 diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension, in the municipality of Jocoaitíque, department of Morazán.
Methodology. This study is cross-sectional, descriptive, the data was collected in home visits and in the general consultation, carrying out an interview card to 125 people, 108 hypertensive and 17 diabetics, then they were analyzed, through the Perfect Statistics Professionally Presented free version program.
Results. Of the participants, 96 % have a low educational level, 4 % have completed high school and higher education, 83 % belong to rural areas, the predominant occupation is housewife (58 %), the rest are day laborers and farmers (38 %). 73 % have a medium level of knowledge, 66 % attitudes of indifference and 76 % carry out inadequate self-care practices in the prevention of chronic kidney disease.
Conclusions. Knowledge about the prevention of chronic kidney disease is at a medium level in most of the respondents. Attitudes are indifferent in more than half of the population and more than a third of the population, perform inadequate prevention practices on chronic kidney disease.