FREQUENCY OF H. PYLORI INFECTION IN CHILDREN PRESENTING WITH RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN
Dr. Aniqa Ayaz, Dr. Urooj Mehtab Raina*, Dr. Rana Zeshan
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the frequency of helicobacter pylori among children presenting with recurrent abdominal pain. Study Design: Descriptive / Cross-sectional study. Study and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in the in the Department of Pediatrics, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar khan from August 2018 to January 2019. Materials and Methods: Sample size was 177 using 8% proportion of H.Pylori among children with Recurrent Abdominal Pain. Results: The mean age group of our sample was 11.29 ± 2.74 years of which 75.1% were male and 24.9% were female children. Most of the sampled children were in the age group between 8-16 years. The mean duration of abdominal pain was 4.86 ± 1.14 months. On ELISA, H. Pylori was detected in 24.9% of patients. Conclusion: H. Pylori is quite common in our pediatric population presenting with recurrent abdominal pain. It is a serious calamity in children and we recommend more research to find out risk factors related to this high burden of H. Pylori.
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