Characteristics of Helicobacter pylori infection in a National Referral Hospital in Bhutan

Autor:	Guru Prasad Dhakal, Sonam Dargay, Chhabi Lal Adhikari, Krishna P Sharma, Nongluck Suwisith
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Helicobacter pylori infection Referral business.industry Internal medicine medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences business General Environmental Science
Zdroj:	Bhutan Health Journal. 6:6-10
ISSN:	2415-1114 2413-2993
DOI:	10.47811/bhj.93
Popis:	Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacterium causing chronic gastric infection and may cause gastric cancer. It was necessary to see the trend of infection, especially in symptomatic patients. This retrospective descriptive study was aimed to describe the characteristics of H. pylori infection in Bhutanese patients referred for an endoscopy to the National Referral Hospital, Thimphu. Methods: The sample of the study was randomized 380 medical records of the patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and Rapid Urea Test for symptomatic dyspepsia and peptic ulcer. Data was collected using a survey form designed by the researchers. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and either Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test. Results: The prevalence of H. pylori infection was very high (76.6%). The mean age of the infection was 42 with a range from 15 to 84 years. The highest prevalence of infection was observed in the age group 20-29 years (82.7%) and lowest in the oldest age group 70-84 years (66.7%). The analysis showed no significant difference in infection amongst age groups, gender, and endoscopic findings to the positive results at 5% significant level except for monthly prevalence (p
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