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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
12
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2000-2-1
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| pubmed:abstractText |
We researched epidemiologic associations between environmental and demographic factors and prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a suburban Jamaican community. Using a clustered sampling technique, 22 domestic yards enclosing 60 separate households were randomly selected from a local community. All household members (n = 346) were invited to participate following informed consent; the overall compliance rate was 58.9%. A commercial enzyme immunoassay (HMáCAP) was used to detect IgG antibodies raised against H. pylori. Environmental and demographic information was obtained by questionnaire. The seroprevalence of H. pylori was 69.9% (n = 202). Analysis of the independent variables revealed three major components: Component 1 described, collectively, good personal hygiene and sanitation, indoor water supply and absence of straying animals in the peridomestic area; Component 2 included older age, good personal hygiene and large yard size; Component 3 the presence of domestic animals (cats and dogs) and, again, large yard size. These three complexes explained 42.2% of the variability in the data set. Logistic regression showed that Components 2 and 3 were independently associated with H. pylori seropositivity, indicating that a combination of demographic, environmental and zoonotic factors is involved in the spread of H. pylori infections at the tropical community level.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Dec
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| pubmed:issn |
1360-2276
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
4
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
862-6
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Age Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Cats,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Dogs,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Helicobacter Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Helicobacter pylori,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Immunoenzyme Techniques,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Jamaica,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Logistic Models,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Sanitation,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Seroepidemiologic Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:10632995-Suburban Population
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| pubmed:year |
1999
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Seroepidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in a Jamaican community.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Microbiology, The University of West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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