Table 5.
Relationship between H. pylori seropositivity and age, social status and characteristics of the household population of subjects
| Positive | Negative | All subjects | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 1.0 | 9 (30.0) | 21 (70.0) | 30 (100.0) | 0.247 |
| 1.0 – 5.0 | 29(26.9) | 79 (70.7) | 108(100.0) | |
| 6.0 – 10.0 | 26(40.9) | 38 (59.4) | 64 (100.0) | |
| 11.0 – 15.0 | 7 (25.0) | 21 (75.0) | 28 (100.0) | |
| Social class | ||||
| I | 8 (30.8) | 18 (69.2) | 26 (100.0) | 0.038 |
| II | 11(21.6) | 40 (78.4) | 51 (100.0) | |
| III | 19(26.4) | 53 (73.6) | 72 (100.0) | |
| IV | 21(35.6) | 38 (64.4) | 59 (100.0) | |
| V | 12(57.1) | 9 (42.9) | 21 (100.0) | |
| No of persons in household | ||||
| 1 – 3 | 11(32.4) | 23 (67.6) | 34 (100.0) | 0.009 |
| 4 – 6 | 30 23.1) | 100(76.9) | 130(100.0) | |
| 7 – 9 | 25(43.1) | 33 (56.9) | 58 (100.0) | |
| 10 – 12 | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 8 (100.0) | |
| No persons sleeping with child on the same bed | ||||
| None | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | 9 (100.0) | 0.674 |
| 1 | 23(28.0) | 59 (72.0) | 82 (100.0) | |
| 2 | 39(32.0) | 83 (68.0) | 122 (100.0) | |
| 3 | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) | 17 (100.0) | |
| Number of siblings | ||||
| 0 | 15 (21.1) | 41 (25.8) | 56 (24.3) | 0.093 |
| 1 | 12 (16.9) | 27 (17.0) | 39 (17.0) | |
| 2 | 13 (18.3) | 35 (22.0) | 48 (20.9) | |
| 3 | 11 (15.3) | 35 (22.0) | 46 (20.0) | |
| 4 | 20 (28.2) | 21 (13.2) | 41 (17.8) |