Prevalence and risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease in Nepal: evidence from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional study

• David A Groneberg,
• Bihungum Bista,
• Meghnath Dhimal,
• Sanjib Kumar Sharma,
• Ulrich Kuch,
• Vanessa Garcia-Larsen,
• Khem Bahadur Karki,
• Anjani Kumar Jha,
• Namuna Shrestha,
• Anil Poudyal,
• Namra Kumar Mahato,
• Dirghayu KC,
• Pradip Gyanwali,
• Krishna Kumar Aryal,
• Laxmi Ghimire

Affiliations

David A Groneberg

Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Bihungum Bista

Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

Meghnath Dhimal

Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

Sanjib Kumar Sharma

2Department of Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal

Ulrich Kuch

Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

Vanessa Garcia-Larsen

14 Program in Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Khem Bahadur Karki

Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Nepal

Anjani Kumar Jha

Research Section, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

Namuna Shrestha

Research Section, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

Anil Poudyal

Research Section, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

Namra Kumar Mahato

Research Section, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dirghayu KC

Public Health Promotion and Development Organization, Kathmandu, Nepal

Pradip Gyanwali

Research Section, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

Krishna Kumar Aryal

Public Health Promotion and Development Organization, Kathmandu, Nepal

Laxmi Ghimire

Sanjeevani College of Medical Sciences, Rupandehi, Nepal