Knowledge and behavior of dialysis bag waste management of kidney disease patients; Case Study of Mueang Ubon Ratchathani District and Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Dialysis bag, Knowledge, Behavior, Waste management

Abstract

This research aims to study knowledge, behavior and dialysis bag waste management of the kidney disease patients who treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in the area of Mueang Ubon Ratchathani District and Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. It is an exploratory research by interviewing, which random sampling of 75 people. The study found that majority of patients were female, 56.0% and male, 44.0%, and aged were 61 years and over, 45.3%. It was found that most education was a primary school level for 86.7%, occupation was farmers 49.3%, and monthly income less than 10,000 baht, 93.3%. Most of them had a treatment duration at 1-5 years for 78.7%, and patients had changed the solution by themselves for 68.0%. The level of knowledge about dialysis bag waste management of CAPD patients found that the sample group had moderate, and high level at 66.7%. Comparing the level of knowledge of the patients and their caregivers, it was found that not different (p>0.05). The behavioral level of dialysis bag waste management was bad 34.2%, very bad 24.7%, which was higher than good 20.5 %, and fair 20.5 %. The highest behavioral patterns at a good level were washing with water, then sunlight drying 20.5%, and at a fair level were washing with water, then sunlight and air drying 17.8%. This study concluded that knowledge of samples was not consistent with waste management behaviors in the kidney disease patients who treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).