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Introduction L’infection à SARS-COV2 chez les patients hémodialysés serait caractérisée par une plus grande létalité. Cela pourrait être une source de peur chez ces derniers. Matériels et méthodes Il s’est agi d’une étude transversale. Les données ont été collectées avec l’échelle de la peur de la Covid-19. Elles ont été saisies puis analysées avec les logiciels Epidata 2.0 et SPSS 20.0. Résultats Le niveau de peur de la covid-19 était sévère chez 14.10 % des hémodialysés. Il existait une association entre le niveau de la peur, l’hypertension artérielle (p=0.027), la croyance à l’existence de la covid-19 (p=0.038) et le respect des mesures de distanciation physique (p=0.027). Conclusion Le niveau de la peur de la covid-19 était sévère chez un nombre élevé des hémodialysés. Il y avait une association entre le niveau de la peur et certaines variables.

Introduction SARS-COV2 infection in hemodialysis patients would be characterized by greater lethality. These patients would have a weak vaccine response. This could be a source of fear among them. We report the results of a cross-sectional study whose objective was to assess fear of COVID-19 among dialysis patients. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional study, which took place from June 15 to June 30, 2021, in the nephrology and hemodialysis department of the Yalgado Ouédraogo university hospital center. The data was collected by Covid-19 Fear Scale. They were entered and then analyzed with Epidata 2.0 and SPSS 20.0 software. Results The mean age of hemodialysis patients was 42.51±14.13 years. High blood pressure was the main (85.9 %) comorbidity. The most represented socio-professional categories were the unemployed (41.50 %), civil servants (22.50 %) and workers in the informal sector (21.10 %). The average level of fear of covid-19 among hemodialysis patients was 13.77 ± 5.53. This level of fear was classified as mild (51.40 %), moderate (34.50 %) and severe (14.10 %). There was an association between the level of fear of covid-19, high blood pressure (p=0.027), belief in the existence of covid-19 (p=0.038) and compliance with physical distancing measures (p=0.027). In multivariate analysis, high blood pressure reduced the level of fear with OR 0.261 (95 % CI [0.082-0.831], p=0.023) while belief in the existence of covid-19 increased with OR of 4.967 (95 % CI [1.065-23.177], p=0.041). Conclusion The majority of people on hemodialysis had a mild or moderate level of covid-19 fear. High blood pressure was a protective factor while belief in existence was a risk factor.