Prevalence and risk factors of ibs among medical and nonmedical students in the jouf university

Conclusion: We conclude that there is an increased prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among medical students. Male gender, married status, living in hostel, smoking, less than 8 h sleep, and carbonated drinks were predictive factors for IBS in our study. We recommend screening of medical students for irritable bowel syndrome and institution of interventional measures.

Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice - April 3, 2020 Category: Rural Health Authors: FA Wani AH Almaeen AH Bandy A Thirunavukkarsu TA Al-Sayer A Flah K Fayed MM Albalawi Source Type: research