Alharbi Wjdan, Jahan Saulat
Family Medicine Academy, Qassim Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia.
Research and Innovation Unit, Family Medicine Academy, Qassim Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia.
Health Psychol Res. 2022 May 30;10(3):35482. doi: 10.52965/001c.35482. eCollection 2022.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic gastrointestinal condition associated with many modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors.
To determine the prevalence of IBS and the associated risk factors among female secondary school students in Ar Rass city, Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to August 2021 among female students attending government secondary schools at Ar Rass city, Qassim region. Two schools were selected by simple random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire using Google Form, submitted to the WhatsApp groups of the students, gathered personal data, and behavioral, lifestyle and health background characteristics of the participants. The questionnaire included Rome IV criteria for IBS diagnosis.
Out of 612 invited students, 429 responded (response rate: 70.1%). Twenty-eight incomplete questionnaires were excluded leading to 401 participants in the final analysis. The mean (± SD) age of study participants was 17.3 (±2.05) years. The overall prevalence of IBS was 21.4% (n=86); 11.7% (n=47) were already diagnosed; however, 9.7% (n=39) were newly detected in our survey. The factors associated with IBS included frequent consumption of soft drinks (=0.016), low vegetable consumption (=0.003), poor mental health (<0.0001), family history of IBS (<0.0001) and history of chronic disease (<0.0001).
IBS is prevalent among female secondary school students in Ar Rass city. Unhealthy diet and poor mental health are associated with IBS. Creating awareness regarding IBS and about importance of healthy lifestyle is recommended. School staff need to be trained to promote the physical and mental health of the students.
肠易激综合征（IBS）是一种常见的慢性胃肠道疾病，与许多可改变和不可改变的风险因素相关。
确定沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区拉斯市女中学生中肠易激综合征的患病率及相关风险因素。
2021年6月至8月，对卡西姆地区拉斯市公立中学的女学生进行了一项横断面研究。通过简单随机抽样选择了两所学校。使用谷歌表单自行填写的问卷通过学生的WhatsApp群组提交，收集了参与者的个人数据、行为、生活方式和健康背景特征。问卷包括肠易激综合征诊断的罗马IV标准。
在612名受邀学生中，429名做出了回应（回应率：70.1%）。排除28份不完整问卷后，最终分析中有401名参与者。研究参与者的平均（±标准差）年龄为17.3（±2.05）岁。肠易激综合征的总体患病率为21.4%（n = 86）；11.7%（n = 47）已被诊断；然而，9.7%（n = 39）是在我们的调查中新发现的。与肠易激综合征相关的因素包括经常饮用软饮料（P = 0.016）、蔬菜摄入量低（P = 0.003）、心理健康状况差（P < 0.0001）、肠易激综合征家族史（P < 0.0001）和慢性病病史（P < 0.0001）。
肠易激综合征在拉斯市女中学生中普遍存在。不健康的饮食和较差的心理健康与肠易激综合征有关。建议提高对肠易激综合征及其健康生活方式重要性的认识。学校工作人员需要接受培训，以促进学生的身心健康。
