Ibrahim M A, Kordy M N
Department of Community Medicine & Primary Health Care, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 1992;6(3):140-5. doi: 10.1177/101053959200600304.
Information was collected on patients with End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) receiving maintenance dialysis in all of the dialysis facilities in Saudi Arabia. Similar information was also collected from the Saudi Arabian government-sponsored patients with ESRD in the United States between December 1985 to March 1986. As of March 31, 1986, 806 Saudi patients were on maintenance hemodialysis and 16 on peritoneal dialysis in hospital-based dialysis facilities in Saudi Arabia. The prevalence rate of ESRD was 139/million at the completion of the study. The rates increased with age and were similar when compared on a regional basis, but were higher in the rural areas for both sexes in all regions except the Southern Region. Here, the prevalence rates for the female urban residents were higher than for female rural residents. Although primary health care services are available in rural areas, a delay was noted in seeking medical care. This was attributed to the possible lack of health education, knowledge of the disease and information on the availability of the health services. Upon completion of this study, it was concluded that a need exists for further research in all aspects to delineate the role of the various factors that affect ESRD in Saudi Arabia, with the universal goal of preventing development of the disease in the population.
收集了沙特阿拉伯所有透析机构中接受维持性透析的终末期肾病（ESRD）患者的信息。1985年12月至1986年3月期间，还从美国沙特阿拉伯政府资助的ESRD患者中收集了类似信息。截至1986年3月31日，沙特阿拉伯有806名患者在医院透析机构接受维持性血液透析，16名患者接受腹膜透析。研究结束时，ESRD的患病率为139/百万。患病率随年龄增长而上升，按地区比较时相似，但除南部地区外，所有地区农村地区男女患病率均较高。在南部地区，城市女性居民的患病率高于农村女性居民。尽管农村地区提供初级卫生保健服务，但发现患者就医存在延迟。这归因于可能缺乏健康教育、对疾病的了解以及关于卫生服务可及性的信息。本研究完成后得出结论，有必要在各个方面进行进一步研究，以阐明影响沙特阿拉伯ESRD的各种因素的作用，其总体目标是预防该疾病在人群中的发展。
