Risk factors in patients with ulcerative colitis: Case control study
Ibrahim A Al-Ashour, Mustafa MA, Mohammed Hakim Shamran Al-Hchaim, Abeer Miri Abdullah and Husham Qassim Mohammed
Background: Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition with unclear etiology and no medical cure. This illness is mostly responsible for morbidity and the use of medical resources. The rapid growth in ulcerative colitis (UC) frequency in industrialized nations, the presence of CD in spouses, and the absence of perfect concordance in monozygotic twins are all compelling reasons for the significance of environmental variables in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Methods: A descriptive case-control study was carried out at Al-Najaf City/Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Health Directorate / at the Specialized Hospital for Gastroenterology and Hepatology (SHFGH). The study was begun from November 1st, 2022 to May 1st, 2023. The study aims of the study to evaluate potential risk factors among patients with ulcerative colitis and find out the relationship between the patient's risk factors and their socio-demographic characteristics. A specially designed questionnaire was used to gather the data. It was divided into three sections: six items in the first section included sociodemographic characteristics; four items in the second section dealt with medical history; and finally, the final section included information on ulcerative colitis risk factors. Seven professionals with years of experience in the nursing area validate the study instrument.
Results: Results of the study show that the current study results reported that the possible risk factors for patients with ulcerative colitis were (age, gender, level of education, and occupation). In addition, the results showed that the patient eats spicy, Sugar food), and the patient eats low vegetable food and is also riskier for ulcerative colitis at p-values 0.05 and 95% CI.
Conclusion: The study suggests that the majority of ulcerative colitis patients were male and at young adult age and patient with ulcerative colitis is associated with many risk factors, such as Spicy, Sugar, Vegetable, Stress, Smoking, Appendectomy, Appendectomy, Measles and Parasite.
Recommendations: The study recommends that people should avoid food rich in sugars, spices, and fats, which increase gastrointestinal infections, especially ulcerative colitis. Also, the study recommended that a population-based study should be conducted to increase population awareness about the risk factors of ulcerative colitis especially among young males.
Ibrahim A Al-Ashour, Mustafa MA, Mohammed Hakim Shamran Al-Hchaim, Abeer Miri Abdullah, Husham Qassim Mohammed. Risk factors in patients with ulcerative colitis: Case control study. Int J Adv Res Med Surg Nurs 2024;6(2):105-111. DOI: 10.33545/surgicalnursing.2024.v6.i2b.199