12 Risk Factors
4. Barriers to good health
Many people face major obstacles to accessing proper kidney care, especially in areas with limited healthcare infrastructure, clean water, food, medicine, or affordable services.
Lack of early screening tools like albuminuria and eGFR testing—often due to cost or unavailability—means kidney disease is diagnosed late, increasing health risks and treatment costs.
Financial hardship also forces people to live in poor conditions with limited access to care, raising their risk of chronic illnesses, including CKD.
Health illiteracy
Difficulty understanding and using health information—can delay diagnosis and worsen outcomes.
Other barriers
Other barriers include large-scale issues like pandemics, conflict, extreme weather, pollution, and forced migration, all of which disrupt healthcare access and living conditions.
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