Economic Burden and Clinical Epidemiology of Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Dialysis patients in Pakistan carry a heavy dual burden of disease and economic hardship. While sessional dialysis is publicly financed, significant ancillary costs remain, often exceeding household income and driving catastrophic health spending. Policies expanding financial protection to include medications, laboratory testing, nutrition, and transport are urgently needed.
Authors
- Abdul W. Basit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-6603)
- Farrukh Ansar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9056-5245)
- Usman Zafar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5819-6024)
- Shafayat Abrar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6857-1446)
- Sadia Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8040-7198)
- Safia Awan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8284-7800)
- Muhammad Abrar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6694-1186)
- Sundas Butt
- Mohsin Nazir Butt
- Faraz Ahmed
Institutions
- Benazir Bhutto Hospital (PK)
- Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Noble’s Hospital (IM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.93372
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43