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ArticlePediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition2016

Socioeconomic Impacts of Gluten-Free Diet among Saudi Children with Celiac Disease.

Ahmed Sarkhy, Mohammad I El Mouzan, Elshazaly Saeed, Aziz Alanazi, Sharifa Alghamdi, Shirin Anil, Asaad Assiri

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Article in Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmed SarkhyDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac Disease Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad I El MouzanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac Disease Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Elshazaly SaeedPrince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac Disease Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Aziz AlanaziDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sharifa AlghamdiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Shirin AnilConsultant Epidemiologist, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Asaad AssiriDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac Disease Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SAKing Khalid University Hospital · SAKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SANational Guard Health Affairs · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine the socio-economic impact of gluten free diet (GFD) on Saudi children and their families.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in which an online questionnaire was sent to all families registered in the Saudi celiac patients support group. We included only children (age 18 years of age and younger) with biopsy-confirmed celiac disease (CD).

resultsA total of 113 children were included in the final analysis, the median age was 9.9 years; 62.8% were females. One hundred (88.5%) of the participating families reported that GFD food was not easily available in their areas, 17% of them reported that it was not available at all in their area. One hundred and six (93.8%) reported that the price of GFD food was very expensive and 70 (61.9%) families that the diet was heavily affecting their family budget. Significant social difficulties were reported among the participating families and their children including interference with the child's interaction with other children (49.6%), the families' ability to attend social gatherings (60.2%), the families' ability to eat in restaurants (73.5%), and the families' ability to travel (58.4%).

conclusionThere is significant negative socio-economic impact of GFD on children with CD & their families. Health care providers should be aware of these psycho-social difficulties and be well trained to provide a proper education and psychological support for these patients and their families.

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Celiac diseaseChildDietEconomicsGluten-free dietSaudi Arabia

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