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ArticleEthiopian journal of health sciences2017

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Desie Kasew, Ashenafi Abebe, Ufaysa Munea, Tekalign Deressa, Yalewayker Tegegne, Martha Alemayehu, Mulugeta Melku

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Article in Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevalence and associated risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Desie KasewDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
Ashenafi AbebeDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
Ufaysa MuneaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
Tekalign DeressaDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Yalewayker TegegneDepartment of Medical Parasitology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
Martha AlemayehuDepartment of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
Mulugeta MelkuDepartment of Hematology and Immunohematology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
University of Gondar · ETInstitute of Parasitology · CZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHelicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection is predominantly acquired in childhood from family members. The infection can cause dypepepsia, chronic and acute gastritis and gastric cancer. Dyspepsia is the most common illness in the Ethiopian population visiting outpatient department of health facilities, and it has also been associated with H.pylori infection. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of H.pylori and its associated factors among dyspeptic patients who visited University of Gondar Hospital Outpatient Department. MATERIALS AND

methodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 354 dyspeptic patients. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select study participants. Data were collected by using structured questionnaire via face-to-face interview. H.pylori infection was diagnosed using stool antigen test method. The data were entered into Epi info version 3.5.3 and transferred to Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20. Both Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed to see the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable.

resultOf the total study participants, 201(56.8%), 195(55.1%) and 182(51.4%) were married, urban residents and females, respectively. The overall magnitude of H.pylori infection was 37.6%. In bivariable logistic regression analysis, sex and marital status were significantly associated with H.pylori infection, but in multivariable logistic regression analysis only marital status was significantly associated with H.pylori infection.

conclusionThe magnitude of H.pylori infection is high indicating that it is a public health problem in the study to area. According to this study, none of the variables were significantly associated with H.pylori infection. Hence, effective preventive, control and screening strategies need to be designed to reduce the burden of the disease.

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AdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDyspepsiaEthiopiaFemaleGastritisHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultAssociated factorDyspepsiaHelicobacter pylori

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PMID29487466
PMCPMC5811936
OpenAlexW2767884992

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