Table I.
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in the study population by sociodemographic characteristics
| Gastrointestinal endoscopy personnel (N=92) |
General medical staff (N=105) |
Staff with no patient contact (N=52) |
Total (N=249) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive/tested (%) | ||||
| All | 34/92 (37.0) | 37/105 (35.2) | 10/52 (19.2) | 81/249 (32.5) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 12/35 (34.3) | 14/31a (45.2) | 3/19 (15.8) | 29/85 (34.1) |
| Female | 22/57 (38.6) | 23/73a (31.5) | 7/33 (21.2) | 52/163 (31.9) |
| Age | ||||
| <40 | 6/32 (18.8) | 13/40b (32.5) | 2/12a (16.7) | 21/84 (25.0) |
| ≥40 | 28/60 (46.7) | 22/60b (36.7) | 7/39a (17.9) | 57/159 (35.8) |
| Education (years) | ||||
| >13 | 16/47 (34.0) | 5/32 (15.6) | 4/23 (17.4) | 25/101 (24.7) |
| 8–13 | 12/34 (35.3) | 20/45 (44.4) | 4/20 (20.0) | 36/100 (36.0) |
| ≤8 | 6/11 (54.5) | 12/28 (42.9) | 2/9 (22.2) | 20/48 (41.7) |
a
Missing data, N=1.
b
Missing data, N=5.