Abstract:Background
Worldwide, the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been widely studied in the general population; however, there is limited-to-no evidence about IBD among Indigenous peoples, specifically among First Nations (FNs). Saskatchewan (SK) is a province in western Canada with a population of 1.1 million, 11% of whom are FNs. We aimed to estimate the prevalence, incidence, and trends of IBD among FNs in SK since 1999.
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