| المؤلفون: |
Awan UA; The University of Haripur, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan., Khattak AA; The University of Haripur, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan., Haq M; Riphah International University, Peshawar Medical College, Prime foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan., Saadia Z; Qassim University College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Marwat M; Gomal Medical College, Department of Ophthalmology, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan., Khalid S; Riphah International University, Prime Institute of Public Health, Prime Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan., Kamran S; University of Management and Technology - UMT, Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, Lahore, Pakistan., Haseeb A; Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan., Ahmed B; Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan., Irfani MA; Health Services Academy, Department of Public Health, Islamabad, Pakistan., Nadeem MF; University of Gujrat, Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan., Javed F; Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Haripur, Pakistan. |
| مستخلص: |
Helicobacter pylori (HP) is a vital element in the etiology of peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. This research aimed to determine the frequency, distribution, and determinants of HP infection in adults and adolescents with gastric symptoms in district Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This cross-sectional study was performed from June 2018 to June 2020 at the Medical Laboratory Technology Department, The University of Haripur, Pakistan. Presence of HP was a research variable, while sex, age groups, education status, overcrowding, dining habits, milk intake, drinking water source and animal contact were grouping variables. Immuno-chromatographic technique (ICT) was used to for serological detection of HP antibodies. All variables were represented by frequency and percentage with 95%CI. Prevalence of HP and its distribution by eight socio-demographic variables was testified by the chi-square goodness-of-fit test while association was testified by chi-square test of association. Out of total 1160 cases, 557 (48%) were positive for HP. Population prevalence was higher in men, in the age group 20-40 years, illiterate, family size ≤ 10 persons, taking restaurant food, using tetra pack, using municipal water, and having animal contact. The observed prevalence of HP was similar to its expected prevalence in the population. The observed distribution of HP in the sample was different from its expected distribution in population by eight socio-demographic variables. Presence of HP was associated with all eight socio-demographic variables besides age groups. |
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