Ogheneovo C Aghoja1 
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Ufuoma S Ahwinahwi1,
David U Adje1,
Valentine U Odili2
For correspondence:- Ogheneovo Aghoja Email: stmajella@yahoo.co.uk Tel:+234-8028427771
Received: 17 December 2025 Accepted: 19 March 2026 Published: 30 March 2026
Citation: Aghoja OC, Ahwinahwi US, Adje DU, Odili VU. Assessment of patients’ knowledge on chronic kidney disease in selected health facilities in Delta State, Nigeria. Trop J Pharm Res 2026; 25(3):365-371 doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v25i3.9
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Purpose: To evaluate the knowledge of patients about chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to determine the impact of sociodemographic characteristics on the knowledge of the respondents. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted in the Renal Unit of Warri Central Hospital Outpatient Medical Department and the Nephrology Department of Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, both in Delta State, Nigeria, over a period of 1 year. Data was collected using a 28-item questionnaire from the kidney disease knowledge survey (KiKS). Student’s t test was performed to investigate the relationship between respondents’ knowledge and sociodemographic variables. Results: A total of 182 patients participated in the study. The overall mean knowledge score for respondents from Central Hospital, Warri and DELSUTH Oghara was 16.25 ± 2.84 and 15.73 ± 4.96, respectively. The difference in knowledge score concerning facility, sex, marital status and age was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The knowledge of kidney disease patients about chronic kidney disease based on KiKS was poor. There is a significant knowledge deficit related to misconceptions in patients’ understanding of medications to avoid in patients with this condition and the deleterious effects of proteinuria. No statistically significant relationship could be established between sociodemographics and knowledge. There is a need to enlighten patients about the pathology, diagnosis, and prognosis of chronic kidney disease.
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