Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of children with chronic kidney disease on follow up in SPHMMC and TASH, Addis Ababa (n=238)

Sex

Male

142

59.7%

Female

96

40.3%

Age

1-3 years

33

13.9%

3-5years

29

12.2%

> 5 years

176

73.9%

Address

Addis Ababa

158

66.4%

Out of Addis Ababa

80

33.6%

Primary

152

63.9%

Secondary

4

1.7%

Duration of stay with chronic kidney disease

<1 year

63

26.5%

1 – 3 years

77

32.4%

3-5 years

50

21%

5-10 years

48

20.2%

Weight

Height

MAUC

BMI

Mean

24.25

1.24

16.43

15.23

Median

24.00

1.27

16.00

14.70

Std. Deviation

10.978

.257

4.187

2.940