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Prevalence and associated factors of protein- energy wasting among patients with chronic kidney disease at Mulago hospital, Kampala-Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Author: Lydia Namuyimbwa , Collins Atuheire, Joel Okullo and Robert Kalyesubula
Publisher: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-018-0920-7
Published: 2018
Section: School of Allied Health Sciences
Abstract
 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is global health concern and priority. It is the 12th leading cause of death worldwide. Protein Energy Wasting occurs in 20–25% of patients with chronic kidney disease and can lead to a high morbidity and mortality rate. We determined the prevalence of protein energy wasting and factors associated among patients with chronic kidney disease at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.Â