Burden of Helicobacter pylori Infections and Associated Risk Factors among Women of Child Bearing Age in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 1
sociodemographic characteristics and associated risk factors among women of childbearing ages participated in the study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April to October 2015 (n=332).
Variables
Frequency, N
Percentage ()
Age group
16-20
42
12.7
21-25
123
37.0
26-30
94
28.3
31-35
38
11.4
36-40
35
10.6
Level of education
Illiterate
62
18.7
Primary school
119
35.8
Secondary school
73
22.0
College/university
78
23.5
Marital status
Single
51
15.5
Married
274
82.5
Divorced/Widowed
7
2
Occupational status
Government
39
11.7
NGO
19
5.7
Private
128
38.6
House wife
129
38.9
House maid
17
5.1
Numbers of people in house hold
Less than or equal to three
40
12.0
Four
59
17.8
Greater than four
233
70.2
Numbers of gravidity
First pregnancy
87
26.2
Second pregnancy
56
16.9
Three
29
8.7
Greater or equal to four
23
6.9
Gestational period
1-12 weeks
117
35.2
13-24 weeks
62
18.7
Greater than 24 weeks
16
4.8
Number of child (parity)
No child
62
31.7
One child
57
29.3
Two children
55
28.3
Three and above children
21
10.7
Habit of alcoholism
Yes
6
1.8
No
326
98.2
Habit of smoking
Yes
1
0.3
No
331
99.7
Chewing Khathabits
Yes
2
0.6
No
330
99.4
Water used for drinking purpose
Pipe water
330
99.4
Tanker water
2
0.6
washing hands before meals and after toilets used
Yes
332
100.0
Consumption of tea and coffee
Yes
270
81.3
No
62
18.7
History of Hyperemesis gravidarum
Yes
145
74.5
No
50
25.6
History of gastrointestinal illness
Yes
190
57.2
No
142
42.8
HPSA result
Positive
96
29
Negative
236
71
Presence of intestinal parasite
Parasite Seen
71
21.4
Parasite not Seen
261
78.6
Anemic status
Anemic
61
18.4
Not anemic
271
81.6
NGO: nongovernment organization; HPSA: H. pylori stool antigen test.
