DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i09.011

Pages: 2029-2032

Transmission of Helicobacter pylori is largely by the fecal-oral routes and considered as one of the major causes of peptic ulcer disease. Lack of proper sanitation, safe drinking water, and of basic hygiene, as well as poor diets and overcrowding, all play roles in determining the overall prevalence of the infection amongst patients attending National Hospital, Abuja. With their consent a total of 100 fecal samples were collected from patients and they were required to fill the questionnaire. Each fecal sample was tested using a Helicobacter pylori Ag rapid test cassette. Out of the 100 patients screened, 16 were found positive with the prevalence of 16%. The male patients showed a higher prevalence with 20.5% in contrast to the female prevalence of 13.6%. This data shows that the relatively low prevalence of this infection is as a result of the good living conditions and feeding habits of the patients.