This was a cross sectional observational study done for five days from 1st March to 5th march 2024 as a part of world kidney day (second thursday of march) in Puzhal central prison , Chennai, India. Participants were informed about the kidney health screening program by means of pamphlets and banners prior to the proposed date. On each day of the camp , prisoners were screened from 9 am to 4 pm by a team of nephrologists by means of history taking, clinical questionnaire, clinical examination-height, weight, BMI, blood pressure measurement and laboratory tests which included urine albumin,urine sugar, random blood sugar and serum creatinine.
The aims of this study were:
1. To determine the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus among prisoners.
2. To screen for asymptomatic renal diseases in this population and,
3. To spread awareness regarding kidney health in this population.
