Health related quality of life of patients undergoing in-centre hemodialysis in Rwanda: a cross sectional study

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants

Variable	Category	Sample n = 89	%
Sex	Female	30	33.7
	Male	59	66.3
Age	< 45 years	29	32.6
	45–60 years	33	37.1
	> 60 years	27	30.3
Education	Post-secondary	36	40.4
	Secondary school	26	29.2
	Primary or less	27	30.3
Marital status	Married/ living together	48	53.9
	Never married	23	25.8
	Separated or widowed	18	20.2
Ubudehe category	1	7	8.0
	2	18	20.5
	3	63	71.6
	4	0	0
Insurance coverage	< 100% coverage	29	32.6
	100% coverage	60	67.4
Hemodialysis centers	CHUK-CHUB	14	15.7
	King Faisal Hospital	43	48.3
	Rwanda Military Hospital	32	36.0
Employment status	Employed	27	30.3
	Retired	12	13.5
	Unemployed	50	56.2
Number of comorbidities	0	8	9.0
	1	44	49.4
	2	28	31.5
	3 or more	9	10.1
Number of medications	< 3 drugs	18	20.2
	3–4 drugs	38	42.7
	> 4 drugs	33	37.1
Hospitalized in the last 6 months (n = 87)	No	40	46.0
	Yes	47	54.0
Albumin g/l	< 35	21	23.6
	35–40	40	44.9
	> 40	28	31.5
Hemoglobin g/dl	< 10	38	42.7
	10–11	24	27.0
	> 11	27	30.3
Prescribed number of HD sessions per week	2	17	19.1
	3	72	80.9
Number of HD in past 30 days	≤ 10 sessions	28	31.5
	> 10 sessions	61	68.5
Hemodialysis access	Fistula/ graft	30	33.7
	Semi-permanent dialysis catheter	34	38.2
	Temporary dialysis catheter	25	28.1
Dialysis vintage	< 12 months	36	40.4
	13–24 months	22	24.7
	> 24 months	31	34.8

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