Dietary Practices and Nutritional Status of Hemodialysis Patients in Meru County

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Descriptive analysis reveals dietary practices and nutritional status in hemodialysis patients, indicating prevalent malnutrition.

Over 25% of patients undergoing hemodialysis had poor nutritional status, revealing significant dietary deficiencies.
The mean dietary diversity score was 3.79, with 57% of respondents showing medium diversity in food intake.
Descriptive cross-sectional study involved 98 hemodialysis patients from three health facilities in Meru County.
Individualized dietary counseling is crucial to improve nutritional outcomes for patients on hemodialysis.

Wanjiku et al. (2025) studied this question.

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