Key result
Consumption of traditional herbal concoctions was a significant independent predictor of increased perceived kidney disease risk (OR 3.43).
Why the study?
Kidney disease is a major public health threat with rising incidence and prevalence rates, but knowledge of risk factors and perceived susceptibility in Lagos State had not been evaluated.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,061)
Odds Ratio: 3.43 (95% CI 1.88–6.27)
p-value: p=<0.05
Despite high knowledge of kidney disease risk factors among residents in Lagos State, perceived susceptibility remains low, highlighting a gap between knowledge and risk perception.
Low perceived susceptibility despite good KD knowledge warrants caution assuming education suffices; leaves open targeted perception interventions in observational data.
Kidney disease (KD) is one of the major public health threats with rising incidence and prevalence rates. Knowledge and perceived risk increase the perception of being susceptible, leading to the adoption of behavioural modifications. The objective was to evaluate the knowledge of KD risk factors and perceived susceptibility as well as predictors of KD risk in Lagos State, Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to draw information from 1171 male and female residents aged ≥ 18 years on socio-demography, knowledge and perceived susceptibility to KD risk. Percentages, frequencies, Chi-square, binary and multinomial logistic regression models were used, with a significance of p<0.05. A total of 1,061 participants, with a mean age of 33.8±11.5 years and male-female ratio of 1.2:1, completed the instrument. Only 78.6% had good knowledge of KD risk factors, while 63.0% had perceived low susceptibility to KD risk. The common self-reported risk factors were high salt intake (91.28%) and herbal concoction (82.21%). High blood pressure (17.51%), high blood sugar (17.96%) and family history of KD (7.92%) were also self-reported. The independent predictors of KD risk were herbal concoction [Odds ratio (OR) =3.43, Confidence Interval (CI) =1.88‒6.27] and frequent use of pain killers [OR=2.06, CI=1.24‒3.39]. Knowledge of KD risk factors was quite high but perceived susceptibility to KD risk was low. There is a need for continuous sensitization, educational health interventions and screening for early detection.
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Akokuwebe et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Kidney disease risk factors and perceived susceptibility (n=1,061). Traditional herbal concoctions vs. Non-users was evaluated on Perceived intermediate/high susceptibility to kidney disease risk (OR 3.43, 95% CI 1.88-6.27, p=<0.05). Consumption of traditional herbal concoctions was a significant independent predictor of increased perceived kidney disease risk (OR 3.43).
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