2.3 Site, Sample size, frame, design and selection
The hospital based study used8 in the paper was
carried out by the Renal Unit of the Department of medicine UNTH Enugu
Southeast Nigeria. The UNTH is a 760 – bed hospital that serve about
1/3 of Nigeria population approximately 128 million (2005
estimate)17. The study was carried out from the data
generated from the inception of dialysis programme May 1990 to December
2003. It was observed that patients seen either in rural outpost or
admitted with CKD were recruited but only ESRD patient as defined by
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO) were analyzed. The
sample size was 908 aged ≥18 years stratified by age and
sex8. One population based
study12 was carried out in Ujodo Nike Local Government
Development Centre in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State,
Emene Nike and Mbulu Ujodo respectively and were randomly selected as
the semi urban and rural. About 2182 respondents were screened, 1941
respondents aged 25-64 years stratified by sex and 10 year age group
according to the WHO STEPS18 surveillance were
analyzable data. Another population based study15 was
carried out at Umuahia Local Government Southeast, selected as
semi-urban Southeast Nigeria. About 400 respondents were screened, 328
respondents aged ≥18 stratified by age and sex were analyzable data
conducted according to the WHO STEPS18. These
populations were Igbo speaking of southeast.