Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde Çölyak Hastalığı Taraması Ve Çölyak Farkındalığı Çalışması

Pelin Ergün; Kenan Yigit Yarar; Ruchan Sertoz; Serhat Bor

doi:10.19161/etd.1377636

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CELIAC DISEASE SCREENING AND AWARENESS STUDY IN STUDENTS OF EGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Abstract

Aim: Celiac disease, which has a global prevalence of approximately 1%, is also common in our country; however, it can often go undiagnosed. The higher occurrence of asymptomatic celiac disease in adult individuals further complicates diagnosis. Therefore, with the aim of increasing awareness of celiac disease and ensuring that individuals unaware of the disease receive a diagnosis, a survey and information campaign were organized within Ege University Faculty of Medicine. Materials and Methods: In our study, a detailed celiac symptom survey was administered to approximately 550 medical faculty students, and 110 individuals with positive symptoms were invited to the Ege University Faculty of Medicine Gastroenterology Clinic. Results: As a result of these invitations, only 36 individuals visited our clinic. During these visits, celiac antibodies in their sera were examined after taking their medical history. The study found that, despite showing clinical symptoms and risk factors associated with celiac disease, none of the patients had celiac serology. These individuals are planned to be invited to the clinic again if they continue to exhibit positive symptoms in the future. Additionally, it is considered that these individuals may have non-celiac gluten intolerance. Conclusion: This celiac symptom screening study, which is conducted for the first time among medical faculty students in our country, is planned to be expanded and repeated in the central campus in the future. In addition, this study has provided data on the frequencies of many diseases and medical complaints that medical faculty students may have.

Keywords

Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde Çölyak Hastalığı Taraması Ve Çölyak Farkındalığı Çalışması

Öz

Amaç: Dünya genelinde yaklaşık %1’lik bir prevelansa sahip olan çölyak hastalığı, ülkemizde de sık görülmekte ancak tanıda gözden kaçabilmektedir. Asemptomatik çölyak hastalığının yetişkin bireylerde daha sık görülmesi de tanıyı zorlaştırmaktadır. Bu nedenle çölyak hastalığının farkındalığını arttırmak ve hastalığının farkında olmayan bireylerin tanı almasını sağlamak amacıyla Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi bünyesinde bir anket ve bilgilendirme çalışması düzenlenmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamızda yaklaşık 550 tıp fakültesi öğrencisine ayrıntılı çölyak semptom anketi uygulanmış ve semptom pozitifliği belirlenen 110 birey Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Gastroenteroloji Kliniği’ne davet edilmiştir. Bulgular: Davetler sonucunda yalnızca 36 kişi kliniğimize ziyaret gerçekleştirmiştir. Bu ziyaretler esnasında hastaların anemnezleri sonrası serumlarında çölyak antikorları incelenmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda çölyak ilişkili klinik bulgular ve riskler göstermelerine rağmen hiçbir hastada çölyak serolojisine rastlanmamıştır. Bu kişilerin ilerleyen dönemlerde semptom pozitifliği devam etmesi durumunda tekrar kliniğe davet edilmeleri planlanmıştır. Ayrıca bu kişilerin çölyak dışı gluten intoleranslarının olabileceği düşünülmüştür. Sonuç: Ülkemizde tıp fakültesi öğrencileri arasında ilk defa gerçekleştirilen çölyak semptom taraması çalışmasının, ilerleyen dönemlerde merkez kampüs kapsamında genişletilerek tekrarlanması planlanmaktadır. Bunların dışında, yapılan bu çalışma ile tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin sahip olduğu birçok hastalık ve tıbbi şikâyetin sıklıklarına yönelik veriler elde edilmiştir.

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Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Pelin Ergün ^*
0000-0002-3155-0633
Türkiye

Kenan Yigit Yarar
0009-0000-4645-2801
Türkiye

Ruchan Sertoz
0000-0002-5321-4710
Türkiye

Serhat Bor
0000-0001-5766-9598
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 10, 2024

Submission Date

October 25, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 5, 2023

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Year 2024 Volume: 63 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.1377636

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https://izlik.org/JA29JN85CF

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1.Pelin Ergün, Kenan Yigit Yarar, Ruchan Sertoz, Serhat Bor. Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde Çölyak Hastalığı Taraması Ve Çölyak Farkındalığı Çalışması. EJM. 2024 Jun. 1;63(2):297-309. doi:10.19161/etd.1377636