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Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Sarah A Almosaiteer, Unaib Rabbani, Abdulrhman Aldukhayel.

Abstract
Background and Aims: This study aimed to measure the prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) among medical sciences students and differences in the prevalence with respect to specialty.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 271 medical field students (medicine, pharmacy, nursing, applied medical sciences, and dentistry students) in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered Rome IV questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 21.0.

Results: About 14.8% of the respondents had chronic health problems, (35.8%) have a positive family history of IBS, and (29.9%) enrolled in the college of medicine. We found that the overall prevalence of IBS was 20.5% among medical field students, with the highest (31.4%) of nursing followed by medical and dental 28.4%, 27.1%, respectively. The lowest prevalence (5.5%) was among applied medical sciences students. In addition, (42.5%) of students with chronic diseases, 29.9% of students with a family history of IBS, (33.3%) of smokers students, and (16.1%) of students who sleep more than eight hours have been diagnosed with IBS. Family history of IBS and field of study were significant predictors of IBS among medical field students.

Conclusions: The prevalence of IBS in medical sciences students was found to be high. This calls decision-makers to control this problem by developing strategies to detect, treat, and prevent IBS. Further large-scale studies are required to generalize the findings.

Key words: IBS, Medical sciences, ROME IV, Students, Saudi Arabia


 
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Almosaiteer SA, Rabbani U, Aldukhayel A. Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2021; 9(4): 14-25. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2021.04.003


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Almosaiteer SA, Rabbani U, Aldukhayel A. Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2021; 9(4): 14-25. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2021.04.003



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Almosaiteer SA, Rabbani U, Aldukhayel A. Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Majmaah J Heal Sci. (2021), [cited December 09, 2023]; 9(4): 14-25. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2021.04.003



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Almosaiteer, S. A., Rabbani, . U. & Aldukhayel, . A. (2021) Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Majmaah J Heal Sci, 9 (4), 14-25. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2021.04.003



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Almosaiteer, Sarah A, Unaib Rabbani, and Abdulrhman Aldukhayel. 2021. Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 9 (4), 14-25. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2021.04.003



Chicago Style

Almosaiteer, Sarah A, Unaib Rabbani, and Abdulrhman Aldukhayel. "Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 9 (2021), 14-25. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2021.04.003



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Almosaiteer, Sarah A, Unaib Rabbani, and Abdulrhman Aldukhayel. "Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 9.4 (2021), 14-25. Print. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2021.04.003



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Almosaiteer, S. A., Rabbani, . U. & Aldukhayel, . A. (2021) Comparing Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Sciences Students in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 9 (4), 14-25. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2021.04.003





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