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Table 1 Feco-prevalence of H. pylori infection against socio demographic, characteristics of symptomatic patients in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 342)

From: Feco-prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection among symptomatic patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Variables

freq (%)

HpSA (+)

No (%)

χ 2

p-value

Sex

Male

153 (44.7)

43 (28.1)

0.70

0.404

Female

189 (55.3)

61 (32.3)

Age in years

≤ 20

30 (8.7)

7 (23.3)

1.60

0.809

21–30

94 (27.5)

26 (27.7)

31–40

114 (33.3)

38 (33.3)

41–50

53 (15.5)

17 (32.1)

> 50

51 (14.9)

16 (31.4)

Marital status

Married

218 (63.7)

65 (29.8)

0.1

0.752

Not married

124 (36.3)

39 (31.5)

Residence

Rural

132 (38.6)

41(31.1)

0.04

0.836

Urban

210 (61.4)

63 (30)

Occupation

Government

111 (32.5)

32 (28.8)

1.40

0.924

Student

45 (13.2)

15 (33.3)

Farmer

69 (20.2)

24 (34.8)

Merchant

51 (14.9)

15 (29.4)

Housewife

53 (15.5)

15 (28.3)

Others

13 (3.8)

3 (23.1)

Education

No legal education

53 (15.5)

18 (34.0)

4.31

0.366

Grade 1–4

28 (8.2)

10 (35.7)

Grade 5–8

58 (17.0)

15 (25.9)

Grade9–12

78 (22.8)

29 (37.2)

College/university

125 (36.5)

32 (25.6)

Person sharing the same bed room in the household

1

77 (22.5)

18 (23.4)

10.14

0.006*

2 to 3

181 (52.9)

49 (27.1)

> 3

84 (24.6)

37 (44.0)

Family size

1–3

175 (51.2)

41 (23.4)

8.25

0.004*

> 3

167 (48.8

63 (37.7)

  1. Key: * = Significant associations exist