Crohn's Disease Among the Poorest Billion: Burden of Crohn's Disease in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To establish the epidemiology and patterns of care of Crohn's Disease in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of gastroenterology providers in countries where the world's poorest billion live was conducted to learn more about the state of diagnostic and treatment capacity for Crohn's. Quantitative data were analyzed in R and Excel.

Results

A total of 46 survey responses from 15 countries were received, giving a response rate of 54.8%. All responses collected were from providers practicing in Africa and South Asia. The mean number of patients with Crohn's cared for in the last year was 89.5 overall but ranged from 0 reported at one facility in Rwanda to 1000 reported at two different facilities in India. Overall, Crohn's d

SUBMITTER: Rajbhandari R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102033 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature