Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate functional abdominal pain disorders and functional constipation prevalence in the central region of Saudi Arabia, and compare it to that of the western region. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using online questionnaires targeting the general populat...
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| author | Ammar Khayat Sarah Salem Aldharman Njoud Naif Alharbi Abdulaziz Saad Alayyaf Jannat Abdullah abdulmuttalib Elaf Rudda Altalhi |
| author_facet | Ammar Khayat Sarah Salem Aldharman Njoud Naif Alharbi Abdulaziz Saad Alayyaf Jannat Abdullah abdulmuttalib Elaf Rudda Altalhi |
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate functional abdominal pain disorders and functional constipation prevalence in the central region of Saudi Arabia, and compare it to that of the western region. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using online questionnaires targeting the general population of Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia. Subjects were randomly selected by sharing links on social media groups. Any parent with a 3–18-year-old child was included, and children with chronic medical illnesses or symptoms of organic GI disorders were excluded. Results: Three hundred nineteen subjects were included in the final analysis; the prevalence of functional abdominal pain disorders overall was 6.2% and the prevalence of functional constipation was 8.1%. Conclusions: Functional constipation diagnosis seems to be affected by life stressors or a previous viral illness. Seasonal variations had minimal effect on functional abdominal pain disorder and functional constipation symptom frequency and severity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edfb068173f248e8bcf52b7bb950d6f22023-04-02T05:33:38ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medicine2050-31212023-04-011110.1177/20503121231163519Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi childrenAmmar Khayat0Sarah Salem Aldharman1Njoud Naif Alharbi2Abdulaziz Saad Alayyaf3Jannat Abdullah abdulmuttalib4Elaf Rudda Altalhi5Umm Al Qura University, Al Abdeyah, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaObjectives: This study aimed to evaluate functional abdominal pain disorders and functional constipation prevalence in the central region of Saudi Arabia, and compare it to that of the western region. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using online questionnaires targeting the general population of Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia. Subjects were randomly selected by sharing links on social media groups. Any parent with a 3–18-year-old child was included, and children with chronic medical illnesses or symptoms of organic GI disorders were excluded. Results: Three hundred nineteen subjects were included in the final analysis; the prevalence of functional abdominal pain disorders overall was 6.2% and the prevalence of functional constipation was 8.1%. Conclusions: Functional constipation diagnosis seems to be affected by life stressors or a previous viral illness. Seasonal variations had minimal effect on functional abdominal pain disorder and functional constipation symptom frequency and severity.https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121231163519 |
| spellingShingle | Ammar Khayat Sarah Salem Aldharman Njoud Naif Alharbi Abdulaziz Saad Alayyaf Jannat Abdullah abdulmuttalib Elaf Rudda Altalhi Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children SAGE Open Medicine |
| title | Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children |
| title_full | Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children |
| title_fullStr | Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children |
| title_short | Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children |
| title_sort | regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among saudi children |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121231163519 |
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