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High Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection Among School-Aged Children in Ho Chi Minh City, VietNam

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 67, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1605354

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Vietnam; prevalence; school-aged children; Helicobacter pylori; pupils; Ho Chi Minh City

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The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of H. pylori and its geographical spread among school-aged children in Ho Chi Minh City. The results showed that the prevalence of H. pylori was high and increased with population density or employees density.
Objectives: There is no study on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in pupils of Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC), the most overcrowded city in Vietnam. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of H. pylori and its geographical spread among school-aged children.Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1854 pupils across 24 districts of HCMC in 2019. Multiple-stage sampling method was used to enroll pupils. We built a four-points index for geographical division based on population density and employees density to evaluate the link between H. pylori and crowded level. Stool samples were analyzed by monoclonal enzyme-immunoassay stool antigen-test to assess the infection status. Logistic regression was performed to assess possible factors related to H. pylori infection.Results: The overall prevalence of H. pylori was 87.7%. There was a linear increasing trend in the infection rate (p < 0.001) across the 4-points index of HCMC and this trend maintained within both age and gender subgroups (p = 0.02).Conclusion: Prevalence of H. pylori was high and it increased with population density or employees density. Therefore, it is crucial to plan and implement the reduction of H. pylori infection programs by targeting the highly concentrated population areas of HCMC.

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