作者: Parnaz Daneshpajouhnejad , Niloufar Iraji , Shirin Sadeghpour , Peyman Adibi , Mohammadreza Fazel
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关键词: Epidemiology 、 Alternative medicine 、 Functional constipation 、 Family medicine 、 Medicine 、 Traditional medicine 、 Natural history 、 Constipation 、 Quality of life 、 Socioeconomic status
摘要: Background: Constipation is physically and mentally troublesome for many patients has adverse effects on their quality of life. The aim the present study was to systematically review previous studies epidemiology constipation in Iran. Methods: Bibliographic databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, Iranian Scientific Information Database, Iran Medex, Magiran were searched select that reported prevalence Results: Overall, 10 articles met inclusion criteria current study. ranged from 1.4-37%, functional be 2.4- 11.2%. Gender, age, socioeconomic status educational level seem have major this condition. Conclusion: high There are very few data available regarding natural history, life risk factors our country. Conducting populationbased necessary explore different epidemiological aspects Keywords: Constipation, epidemiology, Iran, systematic review.