Awareness of celiac disease among the public in Kuwait: a cross-sectional survey.
Celiac disease
Gluten sensitivity
Health literacy
Knowledge
Kuwait
Journal
BMC research notes
ISSN: 1756-0500
Titre abrégé: BMC Res Notes
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101462768
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Jul 2023
03 Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
20
11
2022
accepted:
20
06
2023
medline:
5
7
2023
pubmed:
4
7
2023
entrez:
3
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Health literacy levels among the general population predict better health outcomes and uptake of health services. Inequities in health literacy and uptake of health services are often observed in deprived neighborhoods. There is a paucity of data on literacy regarding celiac disease in Kuwait. Therefore, the present survey aims to address this paucity of data. We conducted a survey of 350 respondents in six governates of Kuwait. Although around 51% of respondents were aware of peanut allergy and gluten sensitivity, less than 15% were aware of celiac disease. More than 40% of respondents reported that a gluten-free diet should be promoted for everyone. Better awareness regarding CD was associated with Kuwaiti nationality, higher education levels and higher age. Among different governates, residents of Al-Asimah reported the highest awareness levels, while the rest of the governates did not differ significantly. While eating behavior did not significantly predict awareness regarding CD.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37400855
doi: 10.1186/s13104-023-06415-x
pii: 10.1186/s13104-023-06415-x
pmc: PMC10318624
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
133Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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