Effect of the patient's knowledge on peritonitis rates in peritoneal dialysis.

Introduction: After a training period, patients maintained on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) assume responsibility for their own treatment. With the aid of appropriate tools, home visits help with ongoing evaluation and training for these patients.

Methods: We conducted a home visit survey of 50 patients maintained on CAPD in Sudan between April 2009 and June 2010.