Vol. 25 No. 1 (2022)

Editorials

Editorial note: Welcome to the year 2022 and Volume 25

Alain G Assounga

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Kidney Health for All – Bridging the gap to better kidney care in Africa

Elliot Koranteng Tannor, Yannick Mayamba Nlandu, Mohammed E Elrggal, Onu Ugochi Chika, Victorine Nzana

108-115
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Reviews

Management of asymptomatic hyperuricemia in chronic kidney disease: A proposed stepwise approach

Mohammed Abdel Gawad, Dina Zaki, Anass Qasem

8-13
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Measurement of glomerular filtration rate and its current status in African countries GFR measurement and its status in Africa

Jennifer L Holness, Diederick J van der Westhuizen, M Razeen Davids, James M Warwick

74-81
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A roadmap for kidney care in Africa An analysis of International Society of Nephrology–Global Kidney Health Atlas Africa data describing current gaps and opportunities

Ikechi Okpechi, Abdou Niang, Mohammed Hafez, Gloria Ashuntantang, Deenaz Zaidi, Feng Ye, Aliyu Abdu, Adanze Asinobi, Rasheed Balogun, Innocent Chukwuonye, Hassane Diongole, Emmanuel Effa, Udeme Ekrikpo, Zaghloul Gouda, Jibrin Hussaini, Francois Kaze, Kajiru Kilonzo, Robert Kalyesubula, Amna Kununa, Muhammad Makusidi, Ikechukwu Mbah, Mignon McCullough, Yewondwossen Mengistu, Mothusi Moloi, George Moturi, Kwazi Ndlovu, John Ngigi, Yannick Nklandu, Joseph Ntarindwa, Julius Okel, Timothy Olanrewaju, Charlotte Osafo, Ugochi Samuel-Okpechi, Mazin Shigidi, Ernest Sumaili, Ifeoma Ulasi, Theophilus Umeizudike, Nicola Wearne, Vivekanand Jha, Adeera Levin, David Johnson, Aminu Bello

82-100
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Original articles

Early mortality in patients with kidney failure starting chronic dialysis in Zambia: a retrospective cohort analysis

Justor Banda, Tela Bulaya, Aggrey Mweemba, Morgan Mweene, Nambaya Suwilanji, Chenga Natasha, Seter Siziya

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Knowledge of medical specialists on the emergency management of hyperkalaemia with a focus on insulin-based therapy

Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Usuf Chikte, Mogamat Razeen Davids

14-25
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Effect of diuretics on kidney stone-forming risk – an investigation using multiple timed urine collections

Julia Morley, Megan Rensburg, Mariza Hoffman, Mogamat Shafick Hassan, Mogamat Razeen Davids

26-34
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Reduced glomerular filtration rate is associated with ascending aortic dilatation in South African chronic kidney disease patients

Muzamil Hassan, Ahmed Vachiat, Sacha Grinter, Pravin Manga, Raquel Duarte, Saraladevi Naicker

46-54
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and response to a simple educational intervention in patients attending an outpatient dialysis unit in Johannesburg, South Africa

Zaheera Cassimjee, Malcolm Davies, Chandni Dayal, Sheetal Chiba

61-73
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Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and association with cardiovascular risk factors in patients with end-stage kidney disease in a hospital in Nigeria

Sadiq Abu, Olalekan O Olatise, Stephen O Asaolu, Gloria Daniel, Bala Waziri

55-60
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Prevalence and associated factors of diabetic nephropathy at Tikur Anbessa Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Theodros Aberra, Yeweyenhareg Feleke, Getahun Tarekegn, Demere Bikila, Mehari Melesse

35-45
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Prevalence of hepatitis B and vaccination response in patients with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis at a tertiary centre in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Lungiswa Mtingi-Nkonzombi, Kathryn Manning, Jason Ensor, Samuel Surdut, Nkululo Gigi, Noel Walton, Robert Freercks

101-107
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Cultural adaptation and validation of the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life-Short Form (KDQOL-SF™) version 1.3 questionnaire in Uganda

Peace Bagasha, Ronald Naitala, Elizabeth Namukwaya, Mhoira Leng, Elly Katabira, Eve Namisango

116-135
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Maintenance haemodialysis with low dialysate flow rates in Senegal

Mansour Mbengue, Seynabou Diagne, Edgard Adam Macondo, Nhan Luong, Ziad A Massy, Abdou Niang

136-140
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Factors associated with unfavourable outcomes in COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury: A single centre retrospective observational study

Midhun Ramesh, Anaswara Vannaratta, Sarang Pramod, Fathima Naseeha, Rashidha Vellali, Anesh Ashok, Amjed Pathirammal Agadi Purayil

141-148
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Vitamin D status and serum vitamin D binding protein levels in Nigerian children with nephrotic syndrome

Adaobi U Solarin, Motunrayo O Adekunle, Alaba B Oladimeji, Olanike A Olutekunbi, Moriam O Lamina, Oluwatosin E Oshomah-Bello, Olamide I Adetola, Barakat A Animasahun, Olisaemedua F Njokanma

149-154
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Iron indices in adults with sickle cell nephropathy in Lagos, Nigeria

Muyideen Orolu, Monica O Maboyoje, Rotimi W Braimoh, Babawale T Bello, Christiana O Amira, Oyewole Kushimo, Roosevelt A Anyanwu

67-173
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Yoruba ontology: perception of the physical body of the dead and its implications for cadaveric organ transplantation in south-west Nigeria

Jacob O Awobusuyi

174-181
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Household cost of chronic kidney disease care among patients presenting at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Emmanuel Kumah, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Michael Kofi Acheampong, Kwabena Anarfi Boateng, Deborah Larbie, Emmanuel Kwasi Afriyie, Daniel Sayi

182-191
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Assessing health literacy in indigenous Sesotho-speaking dialysis patients in South Africa: a multi-centre, cross-sectional study

Elsabet Van Rensburg, Marianne Reid, Melanie Pienaar, Mariette Nel

192-202
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Kidney transplant recipients possess less depressing plasma than healthy controls in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) – a paradoxical observation

Saleha Omarjee, Alain G Assounga

203-210
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Acute kidney injury outcomes at 90 days at a South African academic hospital

Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Mohammed Rafique Moosa

211-217
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Scientific Reports and Guidelines

South African Renal Registry Annual Report 2020

M Razeen Davids, Thabiet Jardine, Nicola Marais, Sajith Sebastian, Julian Jacobs

155-166

Obituaries

In memoriam: Anthony Molyneux Meyers

Saraladevi Naicker

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Reviewer Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement to reviewers 2020 and 2021

M Razeen Davids

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Editorials

Editorial note: Welcome to the year 2022 and Volume 25

Kidney Health for All – Bridging the gap to better kidney care in Africa

Reviews

Management of asymptomatic hyperuricemia in chronic kidney disease: A proposed stepwise approach

Measurement of glomerular filtration rate and its current status in African countries GFR measurement and its status in Africa

A roadmap for kidney care in Africa An analysis of International Society of Nephrology–Global Kidney Health Atlas Africa data describing current gaps and opportunities

Original articles

Early mortality in patients with kidney failure starting chronic dialysis in Zambia: a retrospective cohort analysis

Knowledge of medical specialists on the emergency management of hyperkalaemia with a focus on insulin-based therapy

Effect of diuretics on kidney stone-forming risk – an investigation using multiple timed urine collections

Reduced glomerular filtration rate is associated with ascending aortic dilatation in South African chronic kidney disease patients

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and response to a simple educational intervention in patients attending an outpatient dialysis unit in Johannesburg, South Africa

Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and association with cardiovascular risk factors in patients with end-stage kidney disease in a hospital in Nigeria

Prevalence and associated factors of diabetic nephropathy at Tikur Anbessa Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Prevalence of hepatitis B and vaccination response in patients with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis at a tertiary centre in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life-Short Form (KDQOL-SF™) version 1.3 questionnaire in Uganda

Maintenance haemodialysis with low dialysate flow rates in Senegal

Factors associated with unfavourable outcomes in COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury: A single centre retrospective observational study

Vitamin D status and serum vitamin D binding protein levels in Nigerian children with nephrotic syndrome

Iron indices in adults with sickle cell nephropathy in Lagos, Nigeria

Yoruba ontology: perception of the physical body of the dead and its implications for cadaveric organ transplantation in south-west Nigeria

Household cost of chronic kidney disease care among patients presenting at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Assessing health literacy in indigenous Sesotho-speaking dialysis patients in South Africa: a multi-centre, cross-sectional study

Kidney transplant recipients possess less depressing plasma than healthy controls in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) – a paradoxical observation

Acute kidney injury outcomes at 90 days at a South African academic hospital

Scientific Reports and Guidelines

South African Renal Registry Annual Report 2020

Obituaries

In memoriam: Anthony Molyneux Meyers

Reviewer Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement to reviewers 2020 and 2021

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