Table 4 : Average scores of the 12 KDQOL field in the 3 hemodialysis units.

Items Cities
Kaolack Saint Louis Tambacounda
Symptoms/Problems 78.8 73 74.9
Effects of kidney disease 55.3 54.7 60.2
Burden of kidney disease 39 39.7 25.5
Professional status 36 39.2 16
Cognitive function 85 73.3 75.2
Quality of the environment 86.4 85.7 87.7
Quality of sexual activity (§) 66 52.7 61.3
Sleep 67.7 67.6 62.1
Friendly and family relations 70.6 82.1 73.1
Incentives received from the dialysis team 92.5 88.3 85.5
Patient satisfaction 83.3 77.3 71.3
Overall health 60.8 71.4 65.2

Note: n = 56.