Journal article
Prevalence and patient awareness of inflammatory bowel disease in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS: There has been a paucity of published data on the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. Therefore, we aimed to study IBD prevalence and patient awareness among adults in Kazakhstan.
METHODS: The cross-sectional study was carried out among subjects of both sexes aged 18 years and older using IBD Alert Questionnaire (CalproQuest), single fecal calprotectin test, and endoscopy with biopsy …
Authors
Kaibullayeva J; Ualiyeva A; Oshibayeva A; Dushpanova A; Marshall JK
Journal
Intestinal Research, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 430–437
Publisher
Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
Publication Date
October 31, 2020
DOI
10.5217/ir.2019.00099
ISSN
1598-9100