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dc.contributor.authorTabiri, S.-
dc.contributor.authorAlhassan, A.-
dc.contributor.authorAnyomih, T. T. K.-
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-16T16:23:19Z-
dc.date.available2022-03-16T16:23:19Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.issn1755-6783-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3473-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Pathologies of Helicobacter pylori infection show distinct regional patterns and are unclassified for Northern Ghana. Materials and Methods: Demographic and clinical data of 1580 patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (Tamale Teaching Hospital) were assessed. Results: The prevalence of H. pylori infection was 73.4%. Patients 31–50 years‑old and >50 years‑old had significantly more positive H. pylori tests than the ≤30 year‑olds (odds ratios [ORs] [95% confidence interval [CIs]]: 8.6 [6.637–11.22] and 6.1 [4.609–8.203]; both, P < 0.0001). Presenting symptoms were epigastric pain (67.3%), abdominal pain (21.5%), hematemesis (7.6%), and dysphagia (2.0%). H. pylori was diagnosed in 72.5% of patients with duodenal ulcers and 77.0% with gastric ulcer (n = 444). Gastric ulcer was significantly associated with H. pylori (OR [95% CI]: 1.3 [1.01–1.69], P = 0.042), and gastritis showed a positive but not statistically significant association. Conclusions: In Northern Ghana, H. pylori infection is associated with gastritis, gastric ulcer, and duodenal ulcer and is most common in middle‑aged adults (31–50 years old).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer ‑ Medknowen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 11;Issue 2-
dc.subjectEndoscopyen_US
dc.subjectGastrointestinal pathologyen_US
dc.subjectHelicobacter pylori infectionen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Ghanaen_US
dc.titleHELICOBACTER PYLORI ASSOCIATION WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL PATHOLOGIES IN NORTHERN GHANAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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