Frequency of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Children Aged 4 to 9 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study

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The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the influencing factors in children aged 4 to 9. The cross-sectional descriptive study included 1176 children between the ages of 4 and 9 who applied for Family Medicine Centers between March 1, 2017 and April 30, 2017 for various reasons. Pediatric Gastrointestinal Symptoms Questionnaire, Roma III Version (QPGS-RIII) was applied to the volunteers (children’s parents or caregivers), and Beck Anxiety Scale was applied to the mothers accompanying their children. A total of 603 (51.9%) of the children included in the study were female and 559 (48.1%) were male. When the applied QPGS-RIII was evaluated with IBS diagnostic criteria, IBS was found in 137 children and IBS frequency was found to be 11.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]). Significant differences were found in socioeconomic level, eating habits, TV-watching habits, and IBS status (P <.05).

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Aslan Doğan, L., Gokdemir, O., & Özçakar, N. (2024). Frequency of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Children Aged 4 to 9 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clinical Pediatrics, 63(8), 1089–1096. https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228231204455

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