Table 1 List of risk factors (features) used in the study and the survey results
Feature | Response | H. pylori ( +) | H. pylori (−) |
|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Urban | 293 (54.3%) | 247 (45.7%) |
Rural | 50 (12.1%) | 364 (87.9%) | |
Allergies | Any allergic disease | 70 (31%) | 156 (69%) |
No allergies | 273 (37.5%) | 455 (62.5%) | |
Parasites | Any parasites found | 110 (37.2%) | 186 (62.8%) |
No parasites | 233 (35.4%) | 425 (64.6%) | |
Cooking area | Inside house | 276 (33.5%) | 547 (66.5%) |
Outside house | 67 (51.1%) | 64 (48.9%) | |
Dewormed status | Dewormed | 247 (33.7%) | 487 (66.3%) |
Not dewormed | 96 (43.6%) | 124 (56.4%) | |
Cow | Family owns cow(s) | 47 (23.4%) | 154 (76.6%) |
No cow(s) | 296 (39.3%) | 457 (60.7%) | |
Smoking | Smoker in household | 10 (16.4%) | 51 (83.6%) |
No smokers | 333 (37.3%) | 560 (62.7%) | |
Cat | No cat | 257 (38.6%) | 408 (61.4%) |
Cat lives inside | 53 (25.4%) | 156 (74.6%) | |
Cat lives outside | 33 (41.3%) | 47 (58.7%) | |
Dog | No dog | 228 (40.1%) | 341 (59.9%) |
Dog lives inside | 0 (0%) | 4 (100%) | |
Dog lives outside | 115 (30.2%) | 266 (69.8%) | |
Electricity use | Every day | 273 (55.2%) | 222 (44.8%) |
Sometimes | 11 (12.8%) | 75 (87.2%) | |
Never | 59 (15.8%) | 314 (84.2%) | |
Floor in Home | Cement | 150 (36.8%) | 258 (63.2%) |
Wood | 4 (20%) | 16 (80%) | |
Mud | 186 (35.9%) | 332 (64.1%) | |
Other | 3 (37.5%) | 5(62.5%) | |
Waste disposal | Garbage bin | 80 (44.2%) | 101 (55.8%) |
Pit | 56 (36.6%) | 97 (63.4%) | |
Open field | 26 (12.6%) | 181 (87.4%) | |
Burn | 181 (43.8%) | 232 (56.2%) | |
Age | 0–5 years | 43 (47.3%) | 48 (52.7%) |
6–10 years | 167 (39.3%) | 258 (60.7%) | |
11–15 years | 133 (30.4%) | 305 (69.6%) | |
Family size | 0–3 people | 55 (34.6%) | 104 (65.4%) |
4–5 people | 165 (35.6%) | 299 (64.4%) | |
> 5 people | 123 (37.2%) | 208 (62.8%) | |
Toilet | Flush toilet | 10 (25%) | 30 (75%) |
Pit toilet | 325 (38.7%) | 514 (61.3%) | |
Open field | 8 (10.7%) | 67 (89.3%) | |
Water source | Piped | 327 (38.3%) | 526 (61.7%) |
Well | 12 (15.4%) | 66 (84.6%) | |
River or rain water | 4 (17.4%) | 19 (82.6%) |