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March 1, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Prevalence, Incidence, and Associated Risk Factors of Urolithiasis Among Population of Salah-Aldeen Province in Iraq

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2A2Omar Abid Hamood Al-Jebouri 1*Mohemid Maddallah Al-Jebouri

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the prevalence and risk factors of urolithiasis in Salah-Aldeen Province, Iraq.
  • Conducted a hospital-based series study with 135 patients diagnosed with urolithiasis.
  • Collected data through structured questionnaires and physical examinations.
  • Analyzed risk factors including family history, diet, and demographics.
  • 12.6% reported family history of urolithiasis.
  • 74.8% of patients lived in poverty.
  • 45.2% consumed tap water as their primary water source.
  • Other notable risk factors included age group 41-50 years and predominantly male patients.

Abstract

Background: Nephrolithiasis is a urological disorder characterized by precipitation of ions and acid salts that combined together in concentrated urine. Diet, climate and occupation are giving rise to excessive sweating , obstruction of urinary tract, urinary tract infection(UTI), crystalluria, inherited disorders (cystinuria, xanthinuria), diseases of general metabolism (gout, hyperparathyroidism, abnormal intestinal absorption…etc) and idiopathic. Methodology: A total of 135 patients with urolithiasis were submitted to hospital based series study and 91 of them were males. Data were collected through direct interview using a questionnaire designed for the present study. Relative history was taken and physical examination was done for each patient entered the study who was either admitted to the ward of urology or visited the outpatient clinic of urology. Results: The frequency of urolithiasis with respect to family history, poverty, consumption of tape water, July, rural residence, July of the year, rural residence, 41-50 years age group, workers and males was 12.6,74.8, 45.2, 12.6, 54.8, 30.4, 11.1 and 67.4% respectively. Statistical analysis revealed most of the variation among risk factors was significant (P ≤0.5). Conclusions: The data presented here revealed a different patterns of urolithiasis with respect to risk factors compared to the findings demonstrated elsewhere. These variation might be due to local habits and impacts of extreme weather and series of wars that population passed through.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69a3d8e7ec16d51705d3026fhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18802202
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