Background: A collaborative group of gastroenterologists from the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has worked on this survey questionnaire. The questionnaire is part of a research survey about the awareness of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). This questionnaire is sent to you in your role as a physician. A high response rate increases the validity of the study. Answering the survey is estimated to take about 5 minutes.
Voluntary participation: It is voluntary to participate in the study and you can refrain from participation at any time without having to explain why. There is no reimbursement for participation.
Confidentiality: The data will be handled anonymously and with confidentiality. Access to primary reported material will be restricted to the research team (your employer or other members will not have access to your answers). It will not be possible to detect individuals when reading reports from the study.
“Please answer this questionnaire on the basis of your current knowledge. Kindly do not make use of internet or other reading source. Your loyalty in this regard is highly appreciated.”
Dr KK Aggarwal And HCFI
Dr Vineet Ahuja, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, AIIMS, New Delhi, Email:
vineet.aiims@gmail.com Dr Saurabh Kedia, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, AIIMS, New Delhi,
Email:
dr.saurabhkedia@yahoo.com, Mobile - 9964952536