Burden of Helicobacter pylori Infections and Associated Risk Factors among Women of Child Bearing Age in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression showing adjusted odds ratio between H. pylori infection and associated risk factors among women of childbearing ages participated in the study in selected health centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April to October 2015 (n=332).

Variables	HPSA positive		COR	P-value	AOR	P-value
	N	n ()	(95 CI)		(95 CI)
Pregnancy status
Pregnant	195	66 (33.)	1.570 (1.31, 1.87)	<0.001	1.825 (1.42,2.15)	0.020
Non pregnant	137	30 (21.9)	1
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Yes	145	61 (42.1)	6.536 (2.45,17.43)	<0.001	7.028 (2.47,19.99)	0.018
No	50	5 (10.0)	1
Anemia status
Anemic	61	33 (54.1)	0.257 (0.144,0.458)	<0.001	0.177 (0.083,0.379)	0.003
Non anemic	271	63 (23.2)	1

AOD: adjusted odd ratio, COR: crude odd ratio, CI: confidence interval, and HPSA: Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test.