Investigation of seroposivity and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori in children between 6 and 15 years in Zonguldak

Abstract

<p>Three hundred and one children among ages 0.5 to 15 years who applied for different complaints to our hospital between January 2003 and December 2003 were included in this study. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) IgG antibodies were determined by LISA in these children and the risk factors for H. pylori infection were investigated. H. pylori IgG was positive in 59 of children. There was no difference in seroposivity between women and men. The seropositivity rates were increased with age. The following features were significantly correlated with presence of H. pylori antibodies: low education level of mother, drinking their water from faucet, number of persons in household, and presence of dyspeptic complaints in child. However, there were no significant difference between H. pylori IgG positive and negative groups with regard in living rural areas or urban areas, father?s education, breast-feeding, gastritis or peptic ulcer in family, abdominal pain in child and attendance to a day-care unit. These results suggest that seropositivity of H. pylori increases with age, and H. pylori infection is correlated with low education level of mother, drinking water from faucet, household crowding ve dyspeptic complaint in child.</p>

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<p>Zonguldak ilinde 6 ay-15 ya? grubu ?ocuklarda Helicobacter pylori seropozitifli?i ve risk etmenlerinin incelenmesi</p>

<p>Bu ?al??maya Ocak 2003-Aral?k 2003 tarihleri aras?nda hastanemize ?e?itli nedenlerle ba?vuran 6 ay-15 ya? grubu 301 ?ocuk al?nd?. Bu ?ocuklarda Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) IgG antikorlar? LISA testi ile belirlendi ve H. pylori enfeksiyonu i?in risk etmenleri incelendi. ?ocuklar?n 59?unda (%19,6) H. pylori IgG pozitif idi. H. pylori IgG pozitifli?i a??s?ndan erkeklerle k?zlar aras?nda fark yoktu. H. pylori seropozitiflik oranlar? ya? ilerledik?e art?? g?stermekte idi. H. pylori IgG pozitifli?i annenin e?itim d?zeyinin d???k olmas?, i?me suyu olarak musluk suyu kullan?lmas?, kalabal?k aile yap?s? ve ?ocukta dispeptik ?ikayetlerin bulunmas? ile anlaml? olarak ili?kili bulundu. Ancak H. pylori pozitif ve negatif gruplar? aras?nda k?rsal kesimde veya ?ehir merkezinde ya?ama, baban?n e?itim d?zeyi, anne s?t? ile beslenme, ?ocukta kar?n a?r?s?, ailede ?lser ve gastrit ?yk?s? ve ?ocu?un kre?e gitmesi a??s?ndan fark yoktu. Bu sonu?lar H. pylori seropozitifli?inin ya? ile artt???n? ve annenin e?itim d?zeyinin d???k olmas?, musluk suyu kullan?m?, kalabal?k aile yap?s? ve ?ocukta dispeptik ?ikayetin bulunmas? ile anlaml? bir ili?ki g?sterdi?ini d???nd?rmektedir.</p>