Incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in the population of Islamabad

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori shows the wide
variation among developing and developed countries. The main reason
to higher prevalence in developing countries is their low basic hygiene,
poor diet and improper sanitation. All these factors favor to the spread
of H. pylori infection in human population. The prevalence of H. pylori
in a specific area shows the level of hygienist of that area. The main
focus of study was to estimate the seroprevalence of H. pylori infection
in population of Islamabad.
Methods: The study was conducted among 435 clinically suspected
patients. Samples were collected and serum was separated. H. pylori
'One Step Test Device' based on immune-chromatographic technique
was used for the detection of H. pylori antibodies.
Results: In the tested 435 clinically suspected patients, the subjects
were categorized into 2 groups. Male group with 211 patients showed
34 positive cases, while 56 females from second group are positive out
of 224. The overall percentages revealed 12.87%, females and 7.80%
males as H. pylori positive. Overall there are 20.67% positive and
79.30% negative cases for H. pylori infection. Conclusion: The
present results showed the prevalence of H. pylori in reported area and
confirmed that the prevalence of disease is higher in developing
countries.