PMID: 29487466Mar 1, 2018Paper

Magnitude of Helicobacter pylori among Dyspeptic Patients Attending at University of Gondar Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
Desie KasewMulugeta Melku

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection is predominantly acquired in childhood from family members. The infection can cause dypepepsia, chronic and acute gastritis and gastric cancer. Dyspepsia is the most common illness in the Ethiopian population visiting outpatient department of health facilities, and it has also been associated with H.pylori infection. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of H.pylori and its associated factors among dyspeptic patients who visited University of Gondar Hospital Outpatient Department. An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 354 dyspeptic patients. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select study participants. Data were collected by using structured questionnaire via face-to-face interview. H.pylori infection was diagnosed using stool antigen test method. The data were entered into Epi info version 3.5.3 and transferred to Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20. Both Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed to see the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable. Of the total study participants, 201(56.8%), 195(55.1%) and 182(51.4%) were married, urban residents and females, re...Continue Reading

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Sep 12, 2018·Helicobacter·Sabine SkrebinskaEmilie Bessède
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