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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019

Prevalence and risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease among Shaqra University students, Saudi Arabia.

Abdulaziz A Alrashed, Khalid I Aljammaz, Aslam Pathan, Aeshah A Mandili, Samah A Almatrafi, Mashaeel H Almotire, Salha M Bahkali

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  4. Development of scores assessing the refluxogenic potential of diet of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2019
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Abdulaziz A AlrashedCollege of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid I AljammazCollege of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
Aslam PathanDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Sahqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
Aeshah A MandiliCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Samah A AlmatrafiCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mashaeel H AlmotireCollege of Medicine, Princess Norah University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Salha M BahkaliCollege of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Shaqra University · SAJazan University · SAKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAUmm al-Qura University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common chronic gastrointestinal disorders in adults, it develops when the stomach contents reflux and rise up into the esophagus as a result from lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction. Stomach acid that touches the lining of the esophagus causes symptoms and complications. The classical symptoms of GERD include heartburn, usually after eating, chest pain, and regurgitation.

aimTo measure the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease and determine its risk factors among the students of Shaqra University.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire distributed among Shaqra University students after multistage stratification and random sampling technique to stratify students according to gender and the three main colleges in Shaqra city, Saudi Arabia. The sample size was determined to be 435 with the precision of ± 5% and a 95% confidence interval (CI). The questionnaire included demographic data like age, gender, height and weight, lifestyle, and dietary habits. Statistical data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. Results with a

resultsA total of 400 [227 (56%) male and 173 (43%) female] participants were evaluated. And 95 participants got a gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire score of ≥8 thus determining the prevalence of GERD to be 23.8%. Univariate analysis revealed that gender, smoking, familial history of GERD, high body mass index (>25 kg/m

conclusionThe results show a high prevalence of GERD in Shaqra university students and the presence of many modifiable risk factors which merits the conduction of public health campaigns to raise awareness about the disease and its risk factors.

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Gastroesophageal reflux diseaseprevalencerisk factorsShaqraUniversity students

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