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Table 3 Correlation between responders’ status and countries’ concern about constipation

From: Knowledge and practice of pediatricians regarding childhood constipation in the Arab world: results from a multicenter survey

Variable

Items, No. (%)

Bahrain

Iraq

KSA

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Qatar

UAE

P value

(n = 151)

(n = 415)

(n = 1083)

(n = 203)

(n = 355)

(n = 110)

(n = 128)

(n = 134)

Do you use the Rome IV criteria to diagnose constipation in infants and children?

137

90.73%

354

85.3%

977

90.21%

186

91.63%

343

96.62%

97

88.18%

124

96.88%

122

91.04%

 < 0.001

What is your first-line treatment for fecal disimpaction (clean-out)?

Dietary management with special milk formula

60

39.74%

192

46.27%

538

49.68%

91

44.83%

225

63.38%

43

39.09%

93

72.66%

56

41.79%

 < 0.001

Glycerin suppository

55

36.42%

83

20%

252

23.27%

66

32.51%

69

19.44%

35

31.82%

21

16.41%

47

35.07%

Osmotic laxatives (polyethylene glycol-based solutions)

21

13.91%

83

20%

123

11.36%

25

12.32%

22

6.20%

16

14.55%

2

1.56%

14

10.45%

Fleet enemas

8

5.30%

25

6.02%

127

11.73%

13

6.40%

32

9.01%

7

6.36%

6

4.69%

14

10.45%

Magnesium citrate

2

1.32%

0

0%

8

0.74%

1

0.49%

1

0.28%

0

0%

3

2.34%

0

0%

Stimulant laxatives

2

1.32%

23

5.54%

22

2.03%

6

2.96%

2

0.56%

5

4.55%

3

2.34%

1

0.75%

Others

3

1.99%

9

2.17%

13

1.20%

1

0.49%

4

1.13%

4

3.64%

0

0%

2

1.49%

What is your choice for long-term maintenance therapy of constipation?a

Lactulose

45

29.80%

194

46.75%

382

35.27%

52

25.62%

80

22.54%

49

44.55%

24

18.75%

48

35.82%

 < 0.001

Polyethylene glycol-based solutions

38

25.17%

44

10.60%

114

10.53%

39

19.21%

101

28.45%

11

10.00%

6

4.69%

46

34.33%

Magnesium hydroxide

16

10.60%

8

1.93%

31

2.86%

6

2.96%

19

5.35%

6

5.45%

7

5.47%

8

5.97%

Dietary management with special milk formula

119

78.80%

316

76.10%

909

83.90%

174

85.70%

333

93.80%

94

85.50%

114

89.10%

111

82.80%

Stool softeners/lubricants (docusate, mineral oil)

18

11.92%

90

21.69%

101

9.33%

28

13.79%

20

5.63%

13

11.82%

8

6.25%

20

14.93%

Stimulant laxatives (senna, bisacodyl)

4

2.65%

49

11.81%

58

5.36%

13

6.40%

25

7.04%

6

5.45%

7

5.47%

2

1.49%

Others

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

What type of infant formulas do you usually recommend for dietary management of infantile constipation?a

Partially hydrolyzed formula

34

22.52%

79

19.04%

171

15.79%

30

14.78%

39

10.99%

7

6.36%

7

5.47%

17

12.69%

 < 0.001

Comfort/sensitive formula

62

41.06%

111

26.75%

295

27.24%

78

38.42%

54

15.21%

25

22.73%

17

13.28%

49

36.57%

High-magnesium formula

43

28.48%

164

39.52%

524

48.38%

81

39.90%

258

72.68%

71

64.55%

94

73.44%

72

53.73%

Formula with pro- and prebiotics

52

34.44%

127

30.60%

338

31.21%

72

35.47%

143

40.28%

22

20.00%

35

27.34%

42

31.34%

0.003

Other

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

 

–-

  1. Dichotomous data are presented as counts and percentages
  2. aThe included respondents could choose more than one answer