Utility of urinalysis in patients attending primary health care centers
Joint Authors
Mirdad, Sulayman
al-Harbi, Nafa
Mahfuz, Ahmad
al-Amari, Umar
Abd Allah, Salih
al-Humrani, Muhammad Atiyyah
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 4 (31 Aug. 1997), pp.419-422, 4 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
1997-08-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
- Patients
- Examinations
- Kidneys
- Diseases
- Primary health care
- Pathology
- Urine analysis
- Semiotics
- Clinical chemistry
- Diagnosis
Abstract EN
Renal diseases are often discovered accidently during routine urinalysis.
To test the diagnostic value of screening for renal disease by urinalysis, a cross-sectional study was conducted in two major Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) in Abha, Saudi Arabia, on patients attending these PHCCs with different medical problems.
A total of 10,500 patients visited the two PHCCs during the study period between January 1994 and September 1994, and 1,006 urine samples were examined.
Patients known to have renal diseases, pregnant women and menstruating women were excluded from the study.
There were 390 males (38.8%) with a mean age of 30.9 + 18.3 years (range 1 - 78 years) and 616 females (61.2%) with a mean age of 28.7 ± 13.9 years (range 2 - 87 years).
Proteinuria was present in 12.8% of the males and 11.0% of the females.
Pyuria was present more significantly in females (25%) than in males (9.5%) with a p value of 0.0001.
This study shows a high prevalence of abnormal urinalysis in a country where most patients present late with advanced renal disease of unknown cause.
Also, such a screening test at the PHCC level is cost-effective.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Humrani, Muhammad Atiyyah& Mirdad, Sulayman& al-Harbi, Nafa& Mahfuz, Ahmad& al-Amari, Umar& Abd Allah, Salih. 1997. Utility of urinalysis in patients attending primary health care centers. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 8, no. 4, pp.419-422.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Humrani, Muhammad Atiyyah…[et al.]. Utility of urinalysis in patients attending primary health care centers. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 8, no. 2 (December 1997), pp.419-422.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Humrani, Muhammad Atiyyah& Mirdad, Sulayman& al-Harbi, Nafa& Mahfuz, Ahmad& al-Amari, Umar& Abd Allah, Salih. Utility of urinalysis in patients attending primary health care centers. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 1997. Vol. 8, no. 4, pp.419-422.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 422
Record ID
BIM-165122