6. Ethical Considerations
DISEASE
Ethical clearance (441/2015) was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Kasturba Hospital, MAHE, Manipal.

Patients were given a questionnaire on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics to characterize patients and identify their background information, and for the assessment of knowledge on disease management, a structured questionnaire.The ESRD-AQ explores all dimensions of HD patient adherence