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The Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and its Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study among Civil Servants at the Secretariat Complex in Rivers State, Southern Nigeria

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study screened 300 civil servants in Nigeria to find how common kidney disease is in that group. It also looked at risk factors like blood pressure. As a cross-sectional study, it shows links, not cause and effect.

Who did this work

Pearl Ajie (Rivers State University) · Kitoye Samuel · Progress Victor (Rivers State University) · Peace Okpara (Rivers State University) · Edith Reuben (Rivers State University) · Felicia Okwakpam (Rivers State University) · Nwokeleme Ogechi (Federal University of Technology Owerri) · Beverly Keguna (Federal University of Technology Owerri) · Ernest Achalu (University of Port Harcourt)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-21
https://doi.org/10.37506/7sabp992