Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Northern Tanzania: A Community-Based Study

John W. Stanifer; Elizabeth L. Turner; Joseph R. Egger; Nathan Thielman; Francis Karia; Venance Maro; Kajiru Kilonzo; Uptal D. Patel; Karen Yeates

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156336

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Northern Tanzania: A Community-Based Study

John W. Stanifer ,

* E-mail: john.stanifer@duke.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Duke University, DUMC Box 3182, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, DUMC Box 3646, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America
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Elizabeth L. Turner,

Affiliations Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, DUMC Box 2721, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America
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Joseph R. Egger,

Affiliation Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America
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Nathan Thielman,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Duke University, DUMC Box 3182, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America
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Francis Karia,

Affiliation Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Sokoine Road, Moshi, Tanzania
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Venance Maro,

Affiliation Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Sokoine Road, Moshi, Tanzania
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Kajiru Kilonzo,

Affiliation Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Sokoine Road, Moshi, Tanzania
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Uptal D. Patel,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Duke University, DUMC Box 3182, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, DUMC Box 3646, Durham, NC, 27710, United States of America
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Karen Yeates

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2VL
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Northern Tanzania: A Community-Based Study

John W. Stanifer,
Elizabeth L. Turner,
Joseph R. Egger,
Nathan Thielman,
Francis Karia,
Venance Maro,
Kajiru Kilonzo,
Uptal D. Patel,
Karen Yeates

Published: June 9, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156336

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