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Table 2 CKD health care trajectories

From: Health care trajectories and barriers to treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease without health insurance in Mexico: a mixed methods approach

 

N (199)

%

First treatment received

 Pre-dialysis

40

20.1

 Peritoneal dialysis

61

30.7

 Haemodialysis

92

46.2

 No response

6

3.0

Current treatment

 Peritoneal dialysis

39

19.6

 Haemodialysis

160

80.4

Medical professional who prescribed treatment

 Nephrologist

171

85.9

 Other

28

14.1

Time elapsed between first prescription and receiving treatment

  < 31 days

137

68.8

  ≥ 31 days

62

31.2

Time spent in renal replacement therapy

  

  < 3 months

38

19.1

  ≥ 3 months

161

80.9

Continuity of treatment (at least three haemodialysis sessions per week)

 No

127

63.8

 Yes

33

16.6

 Does not apply (peritoneal dialysis)

39

19.6

Hospitalizations for health complications in the last year

 No

100

50.3

 Yes

99

47.9

Patient has uncertainties regarding treatment

 No

127

63.8

 Yes

72

36.2