title: Causes of Chronic Renal Failure in Hemodialysis Unit: a single center experience in Yemen.
abstract: This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the possible causes of chronic renal failure (CRF) in Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital (ISTH) in Hadramout, Yemen. Fifty-one CRF patients (29 men and 22 women) on regular hemodialysis were included in the study. Glomerulonephritis (25.4%) was the commonest cause of CRF, followed by obstructive nephropathy (13.7%), hypertension (11.8%), pyelonephrits (11.8%), diabetic nephropathy (7.8%), arthritis, malaria, vasculitis and postpartum hemorrhage (5.9% each) and the least common one was Alport's syndrome (3.9%). There were more men than women (57% and 43%, respectively). The mean age range of the patients was 42 years. More patients were the from coast of Mukalla than from the valley and desert (59% and 41%) respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Hadhramout for Science and Technology, Mukalla, Yemen.
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Badheeb
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015006:Yemen