Table 2 Distribution of H. pylori infection and its association with risk factors among symptomatic patients at Jasmin internal medicine and pediatrics specialized clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018(n = 487)
Variables | Total | Stool antigen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | COR | CI 95% | P-value | |||
Sex | Female | 279 | 108(38.7) | 171(61.3) | 1.219 | 0.838–1.772 | 0.301 |
Male | 208 | 71(34.1) | 137(65.9) | 1 | |||
Age category | 3–10 | 93 | 30(32.3) | 63(67.7) | 0.863 | 0.408–1.826 | 0.700 |
11–18 | 63 | 24(38.1) | 39(61.9) | 1.115 | 0.504–2.469 | 0.788 | |
19–26 | 112 | 41(36.6) | 71(63.4) | 1.047 | 0.509–2.153 | 0.901 | |
27–34 | 79 | 32(40.5) | 47(59.5) | 1.234 | 0.578–2.633 | 0.587 | |
35–42 | 65 | 22(33.8) | 43(66.2) | 0.927 | 0.418–2.059 | 0.853 | |
43–50 | 30 | 14(46.7) | 16(53.3) | 1.586 | 0.618–4.067 | 0.337 | |
> 50 | 45 | 16(35.6) | 29(64.4) | 1 | |||
Income | 1000–1500 | 21 | 13(61.9) | 8(38.1) | 7.150 | 1.927–26.524 | 0.003 |
2000–2500 | 25 | 17(68.0) | 8(32.0) | 9.350 | 2.589–33.769 | 0.001 | |
3000–3500 | 414 | 144(34.8) | 270(65.2) | 2.347 | 0.870–6.327 | 0.092 | |
> 4000 | 27 | 5(18.5) | 22(81.5) | 1 | |||
Family number | 1–3 | 345 | 127(36.8) | 218(63.2) | 1 | ||
4–6 | 142 | 52(36.6) | 90(63.4) | 0.992 | 0.661–1.488 | 0.968 | |
Education status | Primary | 13 | 10(76.9) | 3(23.1) | 6.555 | 1.777–24.177 | 0.005 |
High school | 32 | 20(62.5) | 12(37.5) | 3.277 | 1.560–6.885 | 0.002 | |
University | 442 | 149(33.7) | 293(66.3) | 1 | |||
Type of toilet | Flush | 413 | 154(37.3) | 259(62.7) | 1 | ||
Pit latrine | 74 | 25(33.8) | 49(66.2) | 0.858 | 0.509–1.445 | 0.565 | |
Water source | Tap water | 429 | 163(38.0) | 266(62.0) | 1.532 | 0.660–3.558 | 0.321 |
Boiled water | 30 | 8(26.7) | 22(73.3) | 0.909 | 0.287–2.877 | 0.871 | |
Bottle water | 28 | 8(28.6) | 20(71.4) | 1 | |||
Hand wash after toilet | Yes | 384 | 138(35.9) | 246(64.1) | 0.488 | 0.543–1.325 | 0.470 |
No | 103 | 41(39.8) | 62(60.2) | 1 | |||