Sadia Saber

Bangladesh, Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh
Title : Study on Socio-Demographic Profile of Peptic Ulcer Disease in A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The prevalence and socio-demographic factors of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) have changed remarkably now a day. Currently, PUD has considered as a multifactorial health problem.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the socio-demographic factors of PUD among patients attending Bangladesh Medical College, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

METHODS: This is a hospital record based cross sectional descriptive study executed in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The study group comprises 200 PUD patients enrolled in our Bangladesh Medical College Hospital from July 2019 to December 2020. Analysis of data was done by using SPSS 15 software. Prevalence of PUD patients among the study population was calculated by using percentage and the strength of association of socio-demographic factors were evaluated in our study.

RESULTS: Total prevalence of PUD among the studied group was 83.5%; gastric ulcers 54.5% and duodenal ulcer 29%.Majority 56% were female patients in the age group of 41-50 years. Most prevalent endoscopic finding was erosive antral gastritis(48.5%). PUD was diagnosed predominantly among unemployed population (48.5%) in the urban locality (62%). The cardinal features were pain precipitated by certain food (55.69%) and loss of appetite (52.09%). Regarding risk factors spicy food (55.69%) has secured the first position in our study followed by smoking (34.13%) and stress (18.56%).

CONCLUSION: Multifactorial variables were considered as risk factors for PUD. Population based endoscopic studies can detect PUD at its earliest possible stage and create awareness among population to prevent its further progression.

Biography

Sadia Saber has completed her MBBS from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in the year July, 2010. She has completed her 5 years post graduation training from Bangladesh Medical College Hospital, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Then she completed her Fellowship in Internal Medicine  from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in the year of January 2017. At the same time she has also done with MRCP (UK), MRCP SCE in Respiratory Medicine(UK) & MRCP(Ireland) from The Royal College of Physicians of London & Ireland respectively. Recently she has achieved  her Post graduation diploma in Respiratory Medicine from the University of South Wales, Cardiff, UK. She has been working as an Assistant Professor of Medicine since 2018 to till now at Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has got over 30 publications both national and international level. She has been serving as an active member of The Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow & Edinburgh, American College of Physicians & American College of Chest Physicians.