Table 3.
Association of H. pylori infection with lifestyle choices
| H. Pylori Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Characteristic | N (%) | N (%) | Total | 95% CI |
| Number of siblings | ||||
| 1–3 | 103 (75.2) | 34 (24.8) | 137 | 0.174, 0.321 |
| 4+ | 103 (100%) | 0 | 103 | − |
| Fischer’s exact test: p = 0.000 | ||||
| Pets/Livestock | ||||
| None | 62(64.6) | 34 (35.4) | 96 | 0.256, 0.451 |
| Pet | 49 (100) | 0 | 49 | − |
| 2 livestock | 95 (100) | 0 | 95 | − |
| Fischer’s exact test: p = 0.000 | ||||
| Source of drinking water | ||||
| Pipe/borehole | 120 (96.8) | 4 (3.2) | 124 | 0.001, 0.063 |
| Other than pipe/borehole | 86 (74.1) | 30 (25.9) | 116 | 0.177, 0.339 |
| Fisher’s exact test: Pr = 0.000 | ||||
| Type of laterine facility | ||||
| Open air | 135 (79.9) | 34 (20.1) | 169 | 0.140, 2.262 |
| Pit/WC | 71 (100) | 0 | 71 | − |