To find out the relationship of Helicobacter pylori infection with erosive and non-erosive gastritis.

Abstract

Background & Methods: The aim of the study is to find out the relationship of Helicobacter pylori infection with erosive and non-erosive gastritis. Patients aged between fifteen to sixty years having dyspeptic symptoms and willing to undergo for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and anti-Helicobacter pylori treatment were enrolled in this study. Every ethical issues which could arise were discussed with and informed written consent was taken from all patients.
Results: The chi-square statistic is 4.115. The p-value is .042505. The result is significant at p < .05 for Endoscopic finding. The chi-square statistic is 11.6629. The p-value is .020042. The result is significant at p < .05 for treatment. The chi-square statistic is 2.0318. The pvalue is .154034. The result is not significant at p < .05 for follow. Pylori is associated more with erosive gastritis and treatment was slightly more beneficial in patients with erosive gastritis.
Conclusion: Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among endoscopically proven gastritis patients in our study was nearly 89%. Our part of country is a high prevalence zone of Helicobacter pylori infection as proven with 89% positive cases among gastritis patients in our study. Also this increased prevalence could be attributed to the low socioeconomic status as majority of our study population were lower socioeconomic group.