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Table 2 Prevalence of H. pylori and intestinal parasites among study participants attending at Mekanesalem Hospital from December 10, 2015–February 30, 2016

From: Co-infection of intestinal parasites and Helicobacter pylori among upper gastrointestinal symptomatic adult patients attending Mekanesalem Hospital, northeast Ethiopia

 

Total (%)

H. pylori infection

COR (95% CI)

p value

No, no (%)

Yes, no (%)

Intestinal parasite

 No parasite

224 (61.7)

82 (75.9)

142 (55.7)

1

 

 G. lamblia

81 (22.3)

14 (13)

67 (26.3)

2.76 (1.46–5.23)

0.002*

 E. hystolytica

47 (12.9)

12 (11.1)

35 (13.7)

1.68 (0.83–3.43)

0.15

 A. lumbricoids

4 (1.1)

4 (1.6)

  

 E. vermicularis

7 (1.9)

7 (2.7)

  

 Total

363 (100)

108 (100)

255 (100)

  
  1. * Significant