Table 3.

Reported disease manifestation, clinical symptoms in relation to test positivity and respondents’ response

	Positive H. pylori reaction n (%) by
Disease manifestations reported	ELISA 52 (29.9)	Rapid 65 (37.4)
Peptic ulcers
Yes (n=20)	15 (75)	20 (100)
No (n=35)	33 (94.3)	35 (100)
No response (n=119)	4 (3.4)	10 (8.4)
Gastritis
Yes (n=10)	10 (100)	10 (100)
No (n=23)	23 (100)	11 (47.8)
No response (n=141)	19 (13.5)	44 (31.2)
Cancer
Yes (n=1)	1 (100)	1 (100)
No (n=7)	5 (71.4)	7 (100)
No response (n=166)	46 (27.7)	57 (34.3)
Other (intestinal perforation, etc.)
Yes (n=4)	4 (100)	0 (0.0)
No (n=10)	9 (90.0)	10 (100)
No response (n=160)	39 (24.4)	55 (34.4)
Signs and symptoms
Burning abdominal pain
Yes (n=24)	19 (79.2)	24 (100)
No (n=41)	33 (92.7)	41 (100)
No response (n=109)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Bloody vomit
Yes (n=1)	1 (100.0)	1 (100.0)
No (n=4)	4 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
No response (n=169)	47 (27.8)	64 (37.9)
Bloody stool
Yes (n=16)	10 (61.3)	16 (38.7)
No (n=25)	25 (83.8)	22 (16.2)
No response (n=133)	17 (12.8)	27 (20.3)
Indigestion
Yes (0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
No (n=1)	1 (100.0)	1 (100.0)
No response (n=173)	51 (29.5)	64 (36.9)
Other (epigastric pains, etc.)
Yes (n=10)	0 (0.0)	10 (100.0)
No (n=3)	1 (33.3)	3 (100.0)
No response (n=161)	51 (31.7)	52 (32.3)