Prevalence and consultation behavior of self-reported rectal bleeding by face-to-face interview in an Asian community

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dc.contributor.authorBasaranoglu, Metin
dc.contributor.authorCelebi, Selman
dc.contributor.authorAtaseven, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Suheyla
dc.contributor.authorDeveci, S. Erhan
dc.contributor.authorAcik, Yasemin
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T17:27:30Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T17:27:30Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground and Aim: Although rectal bleeding is a common gastrointestinal symptom, there are very few community-based studies, and all of these studies were conducted in the West. So far the epidemiologic characteristics of rectal bleeding have not been defined in an Asian country. We aimed to characterize self-reported rectal bleeding and its association with functional bowel disorders in Turkey. Factors affecting healthcare-seeking behavior were reviewed as well. Subjects and Methods: In this study, 760 subjects were chosen randomly. Questionnaires were completed by nurses during face-to-face interviews with each participant. Results: Of the 707 (93%) subjects included in this study, 9.5% had functional dyspepsia, 8.6% had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), 24.5% had functional constipation, and 13.8% had functional abdominal bloating. The prevalence of rectal bleeding in the previous year was 14.7%. The recent onset of rectal bleeding was 2.7%. Rectal bleeding was more common among subjects younger than 45 years. Subjects who had functional constipation or constipation-dominant IBS reported rectal bleeding more frequently than others. The rate of consultation was only 41.3% among the subjects with rectal bleeding. Subjects aged >= 45 years and who had marked bleeding or bleeding more than twice a day or fear of cancer sought healthcare more frequently than others. Conclusion: Rectal bleeding is as common a symptom in Turkey as in Western countries. Advanced age and fear of cancer were independent predictors of consultation behavior in this group.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000114827en_US
dc.identifier.endpage15en_US
dc.identifier.issn0012-2823en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid18230973en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage10en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000114827
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/22579
dc.identifier.volume77en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000254155200003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKARGERen_US
dc.relation.ispartofDIGESTIONen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectrectal bleedingen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectconsultation behavioren_US
dc.subjectfunctional bowel disordersen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and consultation behavior of self-reported rectal bleeding by face-to-face interview in an Asian communityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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