ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between some clinical and epidemiological factors and the prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) infection in children visited a paediatrics ambulatory care at University Hospital - Pleven for various symptoms pointing to gastri...
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| author | Vanya Nedkova-Milanova Zornitsa Gorcheva Ivaylo Pakov Milena D. Karcheva |
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| description | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between some clinical and epidemiological factors and the prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) infection in children visited a paediatrics ambulatory care at University Hospital - Pleven for various symptoms pointing to gastritis and peptic ulcer.
Materials and methods: an epidemiological study was conducted for the period June-September 2023. In total, 133 children aged from 2 to 18 years were evaluated. All visited a paediatrics ambulatory care at University Hospital - Pleven for various complaints pointing to gastritis and peptic ulcer.
Results: During the study period, we recruited a total of 133 children and adolescents (age range 2-18 years, mean age 9.36 ± 4.08 years). More patients were males (54.14%) than females (45.86%). The most frequent symptoms were abdominal pain (51.88%), nausea and vomiting (21.80%), and losing weight (10.53%). The social status of the families is good - parents with a university education predominate (49.62%). There are risk factors for the presence of infection and the development of gastritis and ulcers in children: family history of H. pylori infection (47.37%) and use of unsuitable foods (48.87%). A high positivity is found for H. pylori (40.43%).
Conclusions: Early diagnosis and etiological treatment of H. pylori infection reduces the risk of developing gastric complications like chronic gastritis, ulcer diseases and gastric cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-543d1d2d1e7a40dc98bbdd344a7513e92025-08-20T02:16:09ZengPeytchinski PublishingJournal of IMAB1312-773X2024-10-013045819582310.5272/jimab.2024304.5819ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHILDRENVanya Nedkova-Milanova0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7257-3930Zornitsa Gorcheva1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8899-7874Ivaylo Pakov2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-7876Milena D. Karcheva3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3562-094XDepartment of General Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria.Department of Therapeutic Care, Faculty of Health Care, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria.Department of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria.Department of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between some clinical and epidemiological factors and the prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) infection in children visited a paediatrics ambulatory care at University Hospital - Pleven for various symptoms pointing to gastritis and peptic ulcer. Materials and methods: an epidemiological study was conducted for the period June-September 2023. In total, 133 children aged from 2 to 18 years were evaluated. All visited a paediatrics ambulatory care at University Hospital - Pleven for various complaints pointing to gastritis and peptic ulcer. Results: During the study period, we recruited a total of 133 children and adolescents (age range 2-18 years, mean age 9.36 ± 4.08 years). More patients were males (54.14%) than females (45.86%). The most frequent symptoms were abdominal pain (51.88%), nausea and vomiting (21.80%), and losing weight (10.53%). The social status of the families is good - parents with a university education predominate (49.62%). There are risk factors for the presence of infection and the development of gastritis and ulcers in children: family history of H. pylori infection (47.37%) and use of unsuitable foods (48.87%). A high positivity is found for H. pylori (40.43%). Conclusions: Early diagnosis and etiological treatment of H. pylori infection reduces the risk of developing gastric complications like chronic gastritis, ulcer diseases and gastric cancer.https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2024/issue4/2024vol30-issue4-5819-5823.pdfh. pylorichildrengastritispeptic ulcer |
| spellingShingle | Vanya Nedkova-Milanova Zornitsa Gorcheva Ivaylo Pakov Milena D. Karcheva ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN Journal of IMAB h. pylori children gastritis peptic ulcer |
| title | ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN |
| title_full | ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN |
| title_fullStr | ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN |
| title_full_unstemmed | ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN |
| title_short | ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN |
| title_sort | association of helicobacter pylori infection and gastrointestinal disease in children |
| topic | h. pylori children gastritis peptic ulcer |
| url | https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2024/issue4/2024vol30-issue4-5819-5823.pdf |
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