Table 3.

Distribution of major pathological changes and their relationship to H. pylori infection

Type of lesions	Nkole		Nyarwanda		Ganda
	No. of cases with lesions	% with H.pylori	No. of cases with lesions	% with H.pylori	No. of cases with lesions	% with H.pylori
Gastritis
Mild/Nil	22	50%	16	87%	26	36%
Severe	19	57%	14	100%	12	75%
IM	5	100%	3	0%	0
Gastric Atrophy
Mild/Nil	28	46%	25	56%	36	47%
Severe	12	67%	5	56%	2	100%
Lymphoid follicles	3	33%	3	33%	5	60%