Abstract

NIETO-RIOS, John Fredy et al. Chronic Kidney Disease in Agricultural Communities, review of the literature. Iatreia [online]. 2022, vol.35, n.2, pp.131-140.  Epub Feb 03, 2023. ISSN 0121-0793.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.136.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as an abnormality of the kidney structure or function for ≥ 3 months. This disease affects 10% to 15% of the world's population, with diabetes, arterial hypertension, primary glomerulopathies and genetic disorders being the most common etiologies associated with this disease worldwide. Nevertheless, in low-income countries, other diseases causing CKD are also reported; among them, Mesoamerican nephropathy, which is a common cause of CKD in Mesoamerica, especially in the young male population, leading to loss of productive working capacity. In Colombia, the prevalence of CKD with unknown etiology is high and there are few studies on chronic kidney disease in agricultural communities, given that the agricultural population in Colombia is exposed to harmful climatic and occupational agents similar to those in Mesoamerica, it is possible that this nephropathy is also a cause of CKD in our population. This article provides an overview of CKD in agricultural communities to sensitize health workers to the importance of screening for this disease in vulnerable populations, which could have a positive impact on the health of farmers.

Keywords : Epidemiology; Kidney Diseases; Nephritis, Interstitial; Public Health; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Renal Insufficiency; Rural Population.

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