Assessment of bio-social aspect with cholelithiasis patients in Baghdad City

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Objective : To find out the relationship between the bio-social aspect with cholelithiasis patients and demographic characteristics in Baghdad city.

Methodology : A purposive (non-probability) sample of (100) patients, from (20-70) years old, who were selected from patients who were admitted to hospital at preoperative stage, from Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hospital, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Al-Yarmook Teaching Hospital, Al-Karama Teaching Hospital, Teaching Hospital.

A descriptive study was carried out from 25th of June 2004 to the end of October 2004.

An assessment form was constructed for the purpose of the study.

Test-retest reliability was employed through computation of Pearson correlation coefficient.

Content validity of the assessment form was determined through a panel of experts.

Data were collected with interview technique.

Data were analyzed through descriptive statistical approach (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistical approach (chi-square and correlation coefficient).

Results: The study indicated that the mean of age was (52.6) year.

The majority of them were females who fair ; multiparty lived in urban, obesity, illiterate, low socio-economic status.

The result of the study confirmed that the bio-social aspect had an effect on the incidence of cholelithiasis.

Recommendations : The study recommended that the number of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hospital should be increased in Iraq because; some of the patients come to Baghdad to treatment.

Patients with positive family history for cholelithiasis must be educated and informed about [diet and fluid, which are related to gallstones, exercise, Regular follow-up include, (routine X-ray, ultra-sound general laboratory investigations), drugs use and side effect].