Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of studied patients (N = 142).
| ITEM | Number (n = 142) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitals of recruitment | ||
| Mulago | 105 | 74 |
| Mengo | 22 | 15 |
| Case Medical Centre | 15 | 1 |
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| Gender | ||
| Female | 79 | 56 |
| Male | 62 | 44 |
| Not given | 1 | 7 |
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| Duration of illness | ||
| Up to 2 weeks | 7 | 5 |
| 3-4 weeks | 8 | 6 |
| 2 months to 1 year | 40 | 28 |
| 2–5 years | 61 | 43 |
| More than 5 years | 26 | 18 |
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| Taken drug(s) | ||
| Yes | 140 | 99 |
| No | 2 | 1 |
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| The time the drug was last taken | ||
| Up to one week | 114 | 83 |
| Within a month | 16 | 11 |
| More than a month | 10 | 7 |
| NA | 2 | 1 |
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| Drug(s) taken | ||
| One antibiotic plus proton pump inhibitors (PPI) | 41 | 29 |
| Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) only | 38 | 27 |
| Triple therapy | 28 | 20 |
| Single antibiotic | 19 | 13 |
| Two antibiotics | 12 | 9 |
| Never taken peptic ulcer drugs | 3 | 2 |
| Herbal | 1 | 0 |
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| Specific antibiotics taken in last 2 weeks | ||
| FLQ taken | ||
| No | 135 | 95 |
| Yes | 7 | 5 |
| CLA taken | ||
| No | 138 | 97 |
| Yes | 4 | 3 |
| ∗Other antibiotics taken | ||
| Yes | 94 | 66 |
| No | 48 | 34 |
CLA = clarithromycin, FLQ = fluoroquinolones. ∗Other antibiotics included amoxicillin, metronidazole, and ceftrioxone.