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
3	87	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)