A before and after cross-sectional analysis of a public health campaign to increase kidney health awareness in a Canadian province

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a major impact on patient health and health system resources. The prevalence of kidney disease is increasing, with Manitoba being one of the provinces in Canada with the highest per capita rate of CKD and end stage renal disease (Anonymous, Canadian organ replacement...

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Published in:	BMC research notes Vol. 8; no. 694; p. 695
Main Authors:	Ryz, Krista, Tangri, Navdeep, Verrelli, Mauro, Schneider, Jan, Lesyk, Amie, Eng, Amanda, Hiebert, Brett, Whitlock, Reid H, Sood, Manish M, Rigatto, Claudio, Komenda, Paul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 20-11-2015 BioMed Central
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Aged Analysis Behavior Canadian native peoples Chronic kidney failure Cross-Sectional Studies Data analysis Diabetes Education Family medical history Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Promotion - methods Humans Hypertension Kidney diseases Male Manitoba Middle Aged Native North Americans Population density Public health Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Risk Factors Short Report Studies Television advertising Young Adult Manitoba Canada Manitoba Canada
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Summary:	Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a major impact on patient health and health system resources. The prevalence of kidney disease is increasing, with Manitoba being one of the provinces in Canada with the highest per capita rate of CKD and end stage renal disease (Anonymous, Canadian organ replacement register annual report: treatment of end-stage organ failure in Canada, 2001-2010, 2011). In 2011, a public health campaign to promote kidney health, by increasing awareness of CKD and its risk factors, was created to target high-risk individuals such as First Nations and those with hypertension and diabetes in urban and rural/remote Manitoba. In this study, we aimed to determine the effectiveness of this public health campaign on increasing the awareness of CKD. Our public health campaign ran in March 2011, and employed a multifaceted approach with radio, television, internet, and print advertisements. Campaign awareness and understanding of the public health message were assessed with a telephone omnibus survey of randomly selected individuals with a Manitoba area code during February and April 2011. A before and after cross-sectional analysis was utilized to measure the effect of exposure to the campaign in telephone respondents. 1606 individuals participated in the survey (804 pre and 802 post). Overall awareness of the campaign messaging increased from 7% pre campaign to 25% in the post campaign period. Approximately two-thirds of respondents correctly identified a main theme message of the campaign. Awareness improved across most subgroups surveyed aside from those with lower education and income. Our study demonstrates the effective reach of our campaign and its relative effectiveness at raising awareness of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors.
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ISSN:	1756-0500 1756-0500
DOI:	10.1186/s13104-015-1662-2