Limited Knowledge of Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Main Risk Factors among Iranian Community: An Appeal for Promoting National Public Health Education Programs

• Main Authors: Peyman Roomizadeh (Author), Diana Taheri (Author), Amin Abedini (Author), Mojgan Mortazavi (Author), Mehrdad Larry (Author), Bahareh Mehdikhani (Author), Seyed-Mojtaba Mousavi (Author), Farid-Aldin Hosseini (Author), Aidin Parnia (Author), Manouchehr Nakhjavani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background The aim of this survey was to explore the baseline knowledge of the Iranian community about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) definition and its two main risk factors, i.e. diabetes and hypertension. This study also introduced a model of public education program with the purpose of reducing th...