Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology / 2023 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Sero- and Feco-Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors among Adult Dyspeptic Patients Visiting the Outpatient Department of Adet Primary Hospital, Yilmana Densa District, Northwest Ethiopia Table 3 Sero- and feco-prevalence of H. pylori infection across socio-demographic and-economic characteristics of study participants in Yilmana Densa district, northwest Ethiopia, (n = 403).
Socio-demographic and- economic variables Total subjects examined Positive for serology test n (%) Positive for stool antigen test n (%) Positive for either Ab or Ag test Gender Male 210 145 (69) 123 (58.6) 152 (72.4) Female 193 105 (54.4) 83 (43) 109 (56.5) Age (years) 18–29 90 51 (56.7) 42 (46.7) 52 (57.8) 30–39 138 90 (65.2) 74 (53.6) 94 (68.1) 40–49 95 57 (60) 47 (49.5) 60 (63.2) ≥50 80 52 (65) 43 (53.8) 55 (68.8) Residences Rural 264 206 (78) 175 (66.3) 217 (82.2) Urban 139 44 (31.7) 31 (22.3) 44 (31.7) Educational status Illiterate 250 162 (64.8) 133 (53.2) 169 (67.6) Primary (1–8) 96 57 (59.4) 51 (53.1) 59 (61.5) Secondary (9–12) 42 25 (59.5) 16 (38.1) 25 (59.5) Diploma and above 15 6 (40) 6 (40) 8 (53.3) Marital status Married 229 145 (63.3) 122 (53.3) 153 (66.8) Widowed 48 30 (62.5) 23 (47.9) 30 (62.5) Divorced 58 36 (62.1) 32 (55.2) 38 (65.5) Single 68 39 (57.4) 29 (42.6) 40 (58.8) Occupational status Farmer 214 140 (65.4) 120 (56.1) 145 (67.8) Daily laborer 67 39 (58.2) 28 (41.8) 41 (61.2) Merchant 33 19 (57.6) 17 (51.5) 20 (60.6) Student 16 9 (56.3) 8 (50) 10 (62.5) House wife 21 14 (66.7) 8 (38.1) 14 (66.7) Government employee 52 29 (55.8) 25 (48.1) 31 (59.6) Family size 387 54 (62.1) 45 (51.7) 55 (63.2) 4-5 200 120 (60) 102 (51) 128 (64) >5 116 76 (65.5) 59 (50.9) 78 (67.2) Monthly income (ETB) Below 1000 88 60 (68.2) 53 (60.2) 63 (71.6) 1000–2500 232 142 (61.2) 117 (50.4) 147 (63.4) Above 2500 83 48 (57.8) 36 (43.4) 51 (61.4)