The Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Associated Factors Among A Sample of Medical College Students in Baghdad

AlaaA. Salih (1) , Mayasah A.Sadiq (2)
(1) AssistantprofessorinAlmustansiryamedicalcollege/community&familymedicinedepartment , Iraq
(2) , Iraq

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Vol. 2 No. 02 (2019)
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    IBS–medical students
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Background:Irritablebowelsyndromeisamulti-factorialfunctionalgastrointestinaldisorderinwhichabdominalpainandchangeinfrequencyandconsistencyofstoolaresymptomsofIBS(butnotspecific)thisdisorderappeartobecommoninthethirdworld.Aim:toshedlightonprevalenceofIBSamongmedicalstudentsandtoassesstheriskfactors.Methodology:AcrosssectionalstudywasconductedatacollegeofmedicineinBaghdad,thestudywasdoneonconvenientsampleofstudents,bothmaleandfemale.ToachievethisstudyaquestionnaireformwasdesignedaccordingtoRome’sIIIcrite-ria,andquestionsregardinglifestyle.Excelwasusedfordataentryandpresentation,Chisquaretestforriskassessment.Result:TheprevalenceofIBSamong300medicalstudentswas20%.FemalesexwassignificantlyassociatedwithIBS.Conclusion:Onefifthofmedicalstudentssufferfromirritablebowelsyndromewithfemalesweremorelikelytodevelopit

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AlaaA. Salih
AssistantprofessorinAlmustansiryamedicalcollege/community&familymedicinedepartment
draasalih@yahoo.com (Primary Contact)
Mayasah A.Sadiq
Salih, A., & A.Sadiq, M. (2022). The Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Associated Factors Among A Sample of Medical College Students in Baghdad. Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews, 2(02). Retrieved from http://jmcrr.info/index.php/jmcrr/article/view/177
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