Exploring rural households' knowledge and perception of acute kidney injury in the southern region of The Gambia: a mixed-method community-based cross-sectional study design

• Main Authors: Bakary Kinteh (Author), Sheikh Omar Sillah (Author), Solomon P S Jatta (Author), Sambou L S Kinteh (Author), Mansour Badjie (Author), Ebrima Touray (Author), Amadou Barrow (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background The Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) outbreak in The Gambia is a national tragedy attracting international concern, linked to nearly 100 deaths in children. This situation arose due to the use of contaminated medical products by children in the country.Method We used a mixed-method, cross-sectio...