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dc.contributor.authorNamyalo, Edity
dc.contributor.authorNyakarahuka, Luke
dc.contributor.authorAfayoa, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorBaziira, Joel
dc.contributor.authorTamale, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorAtuhaire, G. Collins
dc.contributor.authorKungu, Joseph M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-06T13:13:21Z
dc.date.available2022-09-06T13:13:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationNamyalo, E. et al (2021),Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among Patients with Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) Symptoms: A Retrospective Study at Selected Africa Air Rescue (AAR)Clinics in Kampala, Uganda, from 2015 to 2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2471
dc.description.abstractBackground: Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection is extremely common worldwide, with almost half of the world’s population infected. In Uganda, no study has been done on the trends of the prevalence of H. pylori infection in the affluent population. , Therefore, this retrospective cross-sectional study aimed at determining the trend of H. pylori prevalence among affluent patients presenting with gastrointestinal (GIT) symptoms whose stool samples were tested at selected AAR clinics in Kampala area. Patients were tested for Helicobacter pylori infection using the stool antigen test between January 2015 and December 2019. Results: The overall 5-year H. pylori prevalence was 35.7% (1298/3634). The prevalence was higher in males (36.0% (736/2044)) than in females (35.4% (562/1590)), although not statistically significant (OR 0.97, p 0.680, 95% CI: 0.84–1.11). The prevalence of H. pylori infection was significantly higher (39.4%) among patients who belonged to the age group of 19–35 years (OR 1.49, p < 0.001, 95% CI: 1.22–1.82). The prevalence for H. pylori among the age group of 19–35, the most productive age, could be attributed to work-related factors such as stress. The highest prevalence (43.4%) was recorded in 2018 and the lowest (21.4%) in 2015; however, the trend of H. pylori infection in the 5 years was fluctuating. Conclusion: H. pylori infestation is a preserve of not only the poor but also the elites. Stressful factors, especially in the age group of 19–35 years, should be appropriately manageden_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Tropical Medicineen_US
dc.subjectHelicobacter pylorien_US
dc.subjectInfectionen_US
dc.subjectPopulationen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Helicobacter pylori among Patients with Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) Symptoms: A Retrospective Study at Selected Africa Air Rescue (AAR)Clinics in Kampala, Uganda, from 2015 to 2019en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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