CHAKIR ALAE, haitam yousfi, anass benelhaj, raymond niouma tonguino, mohammed yassine alami, taoufik lamsiah, Mohamed karim moudden
Journal: Medpeer Publisher
ISSN: 3066-2737
Volume: 2
Issue: 10
Date of Publication: 2025/10/07
H. pylori infection remains endemic in developing countries. The prevalence found in our study was approximately 68%; the risk factors for transmission of this infection that have been reported in the literature are promiscuity, the number of people sleeping under the same roof, the size of the siblings, a lack of hygiene and a low socio-economic level.
Our observational case-control bicentric study with prospective data collection. It was conducted over a period of 36 months, from July 2021 to May 2024 at the Moulay Ismail Meknes Military Hospital.
This retrospective study compared exposure to contamination factors with HP infection in HP+ and HP- patients.
Our study found a significant association between promiscuity, poor hygiene and smoking and HP test positivity, with odds ratios of (OR: 2.87, 2.81, 3.47) (95% confidence interval [CI]) respectively.
However, no difference was observed in the socio-economic levels of the H. pylori positive or H. pylori-negative groups (OR: 1.4; 95% CI).
retrospective case-control study, case-control study, contamination, risk factors, helicobacter pylori
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