1Odigie, A. O., *2Adewole, A. J., and 2Ekunwe, A. A.
1Department of Family Medicine, Central Hospital, Health Management Board, Benin City, Nigeria
2Department of Family Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1111, Benin City, Nigeria *Correspondence to: afolabi.adewole74@gmail.com; +2348037222755
Abstract:
Background: Infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis have received tremendous attention globally but inspite of the widespread nature of infections caused by Helicobacter pylori, little attention has been paid to it especially in the developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with H. pylori infection among dyspeptic patients attending the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
Methodology: This was a hospital based descriptive cross-sectional study of 354 treatment naive dyspeptic patients aged 18 to 44 years, recruited consecutively after obtaining institutional ethical approval and subjects’ informed consent. A pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain subjects’ data. The stool antigen test was used to detect H. pylori infection. Continue reading “Prevalence and factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection among treatment naïve dyspeptic adults in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria”