Prevalence and Risk Factors of Helicobacter pylori Infection among Children Aged 1 to 15 Years at Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital, Mbarara, South Western Uganda

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the participants or parents/guardians (n=304).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Female	162	53.3
Age group	1 to 5 years	130	42.8
	6 to 10 years	114	37.5
	11 to 15 years	60	19.7
District of residence	Mbarara	170	55.9
	Kiruhura	46	15.1
	Isingiro	57	18.8
	Others	31	10.2
School attendance	Yes	242	79
Source of drinking water at school	Tap water	164	53.9
	Borehole	37	12.2
	Spring	41	13.5
	Not applicable	62	20.4
Presence of a hand washing	Yes	194	63.8
facility and toilet at school	No	50	16.4
	Not applicable	60	19.7
Education level of parent/guardian	University	161	53.0
	Secondary	80	26.3
	Primary	48	15.8
	No formal education	15	4.9