Author:
Alghamdi Loujain S.,Alonazi Wadi
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Understanding the trend of utilization of renal dialysis in Saudi Arabia (SA) is fundamental as it provides a general overview of renal care. The practice of renal dialysis assists in identifying challenges, opportunities, and potential areas for improvement in the provision of the services.
Objectives
This research investigated the utilization of renal dialysis services in SA by exploring the number of renal dialysis centers, hemodialysis machines (HD), and peritoneodialysis patients.
Methods
The dataset for this study was derived from a collaboration between the General Authority of Statistics (GaStat) and the Ministry of Health (MoH), focusing on indicators for renal dialysis centers and patients across health sectors in 2021. Analysis was conducted using MS Excel 365 and IBM SPSS Version 29, incorporating multiple regression techniques. The health sector was treated as the dependent variable. At the same time, the number of hemodialysis (HD) machines and the counts of HD and peritoneal dialysis patients were considered independent variables.
Results
Around 275 renal dialysis centers, over 8000 HD machines, 20,440 HD patients, and 1,861 peritoneal patients were tallied from two resources. The findings revealed a negative relationship between the health sector and several renal dialysis centers and peritoneodialysis patients, as demonstrated by p < 0.05 in multiple regression analysis.
Conclusion
The number of renal dialysis centers influences the availability of HD machines, affecting the number of HD and peritoneodialysis patients. Most national patients preferred MoH over other semi-governmental and private sectors, and vice versa for non-Saudis.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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