@article{ajnr2019752,
author={{Al.qarni, Ahlam and Almutairi, Mona and Bamatraf, Muna and Alharbi, Ruba and Alsulami, Samia and Alsharif, Fatmah},
title={Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Nursing Students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={7},
number={5},
pages={677--683},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/7/5/2},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Introduction</b>: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder that may be triggered by enteric pathogens.<b> </b><b>Research problem</b>: Studies show IBS syndrome is a common disorder worldwide, for example 5-20% in the United States have irritable bowel syndrome, mostly among adults with age &lt; 50 years old. Also, there is a study conducted in Al-Ahsa in 2017 that show the prevalence of IBS between medical student and interns in Saudi Arabia is 31.8%. Another study was conducted in Hail in 2018 among medical students show that 18% of the participants have been diagnosed with irritable syndrome. Moreover, no study was conducted exclusively among females nursing students in Jeddah<b>. </b><b>Materials</b><b>:</b> The questionnaire was adapted from a validated survey that was previously used<b>.</b><b> </b><b>Method</b>: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 193 undergraduate nursing students (second, third and fourth years) at King Abdul-Aziz university.<b> </b><b>Results</b>: The results showed that 17.6% of nursing students at King Abdul-Aziz having IBS. <b>Conclusion</b><b>:</b> The results showed that the prevalence of IBS is 17.6%.<b> </b><b>Recommendations</b><b>:</b> We recommend Screening for IBS and psychological problems and Stress management course. Also, we recommend to ministry of education to provide relaxation room for students at colleges.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-7-5-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}