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- Title
The Association Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Exposure to Tobacco Smoking: A Case-Control Study in Qatar.
- Authors
Abdallah, Bushra; Arif, Mariah; Al-Malki, Maryam; Hourani, Razan; Al-Maadeed, Tamader; Khodr, Nidal; Al-Kuwari, Ghaith; Al-Siddiqi, Mashael; Kane, Tanya; Chivese, Tawanda
- Abstract
Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, smoking, childhood passive smoking, Middle East and North Africa However, findings, mostly pertaining to UC, from a few countries suggest a rising incidence of IBD in the region.3-5 Data related to CD are also scarce. CD and UC are multifactorial diseases whose causes are not completely understood. Keywords: Crohn's disease; ulcerative colitis; inflammatory bowel disease; smoking; childhood passive smoking; Middle East and North Africa EN Crohn's disease ulcerative colitis inflammatory bowel disease smoking childhood passive smoking Middle East and North Africa 233 242 10 03/13/23 20230101 NES 230101 Bushra Abdallah, Mariah Arif, Maryam Al-Malki, Razan Hourani, Tamader Al-Maadeed, Nidal Khodr, Ghaith Al-Kuwari, Mashael Al-Siddiqi, Tanya Kane, Tawanda Chivese Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar Correspondence: Tawanda Chivese, Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, P O BOX 2713, Doha, Qatar, Tel +974 4403 7831, Email [email protected] Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses many chronic gastrointestinal diseases, including Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD).[1] Although the prevalence of IBD appears to be flattening in Western Europe and North America, at around 0.3%, limited data indicates that IBD is increasing in low and middle-income countries.[2] In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the prevalence of IBD is largely unknown and data about possible risk factors of IBD are also scarce.
- Subjects
INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; TOBACCO smoke; SMOKING; PASSIVE smoking
- Publication
International Journal of General Medicine, 2023, Vol 16, p233
- ISSN
1178-7074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/IJGM.S393284