Kidney Diseases Screening for Asymptomatic School Children by Urine Dipstick Method

Khatri, B; Shah, DS

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Kidney Diseases Screening for Asymptomatic School Children by Urine Dipstick Method

creativeworkseries.issn	ISSN (Print) : 1993-2979 \| ISSN (Online) : 1993-2987
dc.contributor.author	Khatri, B
dc.contributor.author	Shah, DS
dc.date.accessioned	2026-04-15T05:37:27Z
dc.date.available	2026-04-15T05:37:27Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description	Khatri B, Shah DS Department of Nephrology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
dc.description.abstract	Abstract Background: Screening of urine is a useful tool to identify school children with renal diseases who are asymptomatic. A dipstick urinalysis screening was conducted on World Kidney Day to determine the kidney disease from asymptomatic school going children. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in a secondary school in Kathmandu, Nepal. 579 asymptomatic children were enrolled. Morning mid-stream urine samples were obtained from students and tested by dipstick method. Results: Seventy(12.08%) children had urinary abnormalities at the screening in the form of proteinuria, none had glycosuria. Urinary abnormalities were more common in females than in males. Children with hypertension were more likely to have proteinuria than normotensive children. Most positive results were detected in the age group 9-12 years. Body mass index had no correlation with proteinuria. Conclusion: The study found that there is high burden of proteinuria (>12%) indicated asymptomatic urine abnormalities.Hence only early detection of renal disorders in childhood will lead to effective interventions and reduction in the number of individuals with renal disease. Key words: Proteinuria, Dipstick method, Body mass index, glomerulonephritis
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.827
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/5734
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Institute of Medicine
dc.subject	Proteinuria
dc.subject	Dipstick method
dc.subject	Body mass index
dc.subject	glomerulonephritis
dc.title	Kidney Diseases Screening for Asymptomatic School Children by Urine Dipstick Method
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