Screening Of Proteinuria and Hematuria in Asymptomatic Children in Basic School-Kosti City-In White Nile ( Kosti City )

Mass screening for proteinuria and haematuria enhances the awareness of renal diseases and improves the chances for an early diagnosis and therapy. Early diagnosis is the cornerstone for prevention of kidney failure. Even if progression cannot be slowed, patients who have been diagnosed early have better survival when commencing renal replacement therapy. To determine asymptomatic renal disease in children in particular proteinuria, and hematuria in asymptomatic children. It is a community based study of prevalence of asymptomatic proteinuria and haematuria in basic school children at Kosti City -White Nile State -Sudan. The data was collected from 486 children. Male to female ratio was 1.1:1. Twenty one children (4.3%) had one (+) protein, 9 children (1.9%) had two (+) of protein, and only one children (0.9%) found to have three (+) of protienuria. One (+) RBCS in urine found in 24 children (4.9%), two (+) RBCS found in 14 children (2.9%) and 8 children (1.6%) were found to have three (+) of RBCS in their urine. The prevalence of proteinuria and haematuria was significant. Urinary screening programmes in children must be a routine especially in school age children.

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