Assessment of dietary pattern for patients with peptic ulcer

Abstract EN

Objective : to assess dietary pattern that may contribute to the occurrence of peptic ulcer as risk factors and find out the relationships between dietary pattern indicators and some demographic characteristics (age groups & gender) of the patients with peptic ulcer.

Methodology : A descriptive study was carried out in liver and digestive disease hospital and Al-Kadhmiya Teaching Hospital in Baghdad city during the period from March / 13 / 2012 to June / 10 / 2012.

A purposive (non- probability) sample was selected that consisted of (100) patients with peptic ulcer their age between (20-60) years old.

A questionnaire format and observational checklist were used which consist of three parts the first part includes demographic information of the sample, the second part includes risk factors information and the third part includes dietary pattern indicators distributed to (18) items.

The data were collected through the utilization of questionnaire and the structure interview technique with peptic ulcer patients, the interview with each patient took approximately (12-15) minutes.

The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistical measures which included frequencies & percentage, as well as the use of inferential statistical measures which include Chi-Square(X2) and p-value.

Results : the results of the study sample have revealed that more than one third of patients with peptic ulcer were with the age group (20-29) years, mostly females, college graduate, married and government employee) officer).

However, the greater number of these patients was nonsmoker and not drinking alcohol.

Most patients with peptic ulcer were(63 %) always eat hot foods.

Conclusions ; the study concluded that there was a significant differences between dietary pattern indicators with age and gender.

Recommendations : the study recommended that : 1- Educational program should be designed to increase people information toward the disease and to reduce the risk of peptic ulcer.

2- A booklet should be prepared and presented to patients with peptic ulcer as guide for the management of the disease.