Helicobacter pylori infection in hospital workers over a 5-year period: correlation with demographic and clinical parameters

Triantafillidis, John K.; Gikas, Aristofanis; Hyphantis, Thomas; Cheracakis, Petros; Rokkas, Theodoros; Konstantellou, Evangelia; Antoniou, Aikaterini; Mallas, Helias; Androulakis, George

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“…While H. pylori positivity rates were not measured in this study, it is interesting to note that higher education levels have been associated with lower rates of this infection among HCWs in other parts of the world, and this could explain this result. [17] The presence and relative frequency of two major dyspeptic symptom complexes in this study is revealing. While the previous literature describes most African patients as suffering from ulcerlike symptoms, in our study refluxlike symptoms were just as common, and just as likely to be rated as the major symptom.…”

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Dyspepsia prevalence and impact on quality of life among Rwandan healthcare workers: A cross-sectional survey

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Background. Dyspepsia has been demonstrated worldwide to have major personal and societal impacts, but data on the burden of this disease in Africa are lacking. Objective. To document the prevalence of dyspepsia and its qualityoflife impact among healthcare workers (HCWs) at Butare University Teaching Hospital (BUTH), Rwanda. Methods. A crosssectional survey among consenting HCWs at BUTH was conducted. Multilingual interviewers guided participants through validated questionnaires, including the ShortForm Leeds Dyspepsia Questionnaire (SFLDQ), to detect the presence and frequency of dyspeptic symptoms, and the ShortForm Nepean Dyspepsia Index (SFNDI), to examine the impact of dyspepsia on quality of life. Results. The study included 378 enrolled HCWs, all of whom provided responses to the SFLDQ and 356 of whom responded to the SFNDI. The prevalence of dyspepsia in the study population was 38.9% (147/378). Of these 147 HCWs, 79 (53.7%) had very mild dyspepsia, 33 (22.4%) had mild dyspepsia, 20 (13.6%) had moderate dyspepsia and 15 (10.2%) had severe dyspepsia. Females were more likely to complain of dyspepsia than males (98/206 v. 49/172; odds ratio (OR) 2.3; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.5 3.5; p<0.001). Participants with dyspepsia of at least mild severity had SFNDI scores reflecting reduced quality of life when compared with nondyspeptic participants (OR 17.0; 95% CI 5.0 57.1; p<0.001), with most marked effects on the 'tension' and 'eating and drinking' subdomains of the SFNDI. Conclusion. The prevalence of dyspepsia among HCWs in Rwanda is high and is associated with lowered quality of life.

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Dyspepsia prevalence and impact on quality of life among Rwandan healthcare workers: A cross-sectional survey

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“…[63] investigated whether medical or non-medical staff in a large acute care hospital was at increased risk of acquiring H. pylori infection over a 5-year period. They observed an annual seroconversion rate of 4.95% and found that nursing staff had a significantly higher risk of infection compared with administrative and technical staff.…”

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Helicobacter pylori infection in developing countries: The burden for how long?

Salih

2009

Saudi J Gastroenterol

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Approximately 50% (over 3 billion) of the world populations are known to be infected with Helicobacter pylori, mainly in the developing countries. Among those, hundreds of millions of people develop peptic ulceration during their lifetime and still tens of millions might progress to gastric cancer. Possible modes of H. pylori transmission generally described are through direct contact between family members and also through contaminated water and food. Because the high prevalence of infection occurs mainly in developing countries and because the test-and-treat strategy puts a huge economic burden on many of these countries, it is time to take an immediate action toward this bacterial infection and adopt a strategy to prevent it. To address this issue, an updated prevalence of infection, modes of transmission, economics of infection and preventative measures to block the infection process have been discussed.

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“…Conflicting data have been reported on occupational risk in health personnel for H. pylori infection 7,18,19. One longitudinal study in Greece found that nurses had a significantly higher risk of infection compared with doctors and medical controls 19.…”

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“…One longitudinal study in Greece found that nurses had a significantly higher risk of infection compared with doctors and medical controls 19. Peters et al7 also reported the occupational risk of H. pylori infection among gastroenterologists and their assistants.…”

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Seroprevalence ofHelicobacter pyloriInfection in Korean Health Personnel

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Background/AimsThe aims of this study were to evaluate whether doctors and nurses in a single hospital were at an increased risk of acquiring Helicobacter pylori infection in 2011 and to identify risk factors for H. pylori seroprevalence.MethodsNurses (n=362), doctors (n=110), health personnel without patient contact (medical control, n=179), and nonhospital controls (n=359) responded to a questionnaire during a health check-up, which included questions on socioeconomic status, education level, working years, and occupation in 2011. The prevalence of H. pylori was measured by serology.ResultsThe seroprevalence rate was 29.8% (nurses), 34.5% (doctors), 30.7% (medical control), and 52.9% (nonhospital control). Among younger subjects (<40 years of age), the nonhospital control had a higher seropositivity rate (48.1%) than nurses (29.2%), doctors (29.8%), and the medical control (24.8%), which was not observable in subjects ≥40 years of age. The risk factors for H. pylori seroprevalence were not different for health and nonhealth personnel. A multivariate analysis indicated that seropositivity significantly increased with age, the province of residence, and a gastroscopic finding of a peptic ulcer.ConclusionsThe medical occupation was not associated with H. pylori infection. The seroprevalence of H. pylori in one hospital in 2011 was found to be 38.7%, most likely due to the improvement in socioeconomic status and hospital hygiene policy in Korea.

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Helicobacter pylori infection in hospital workers over a 5-year period: correlation with demographic and clinical parameters

Cited by 29 publications

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Dyspepsia prevalence and impact on quality of life among Rwandan healthcare workers: A cross-sectional survey

Dyspepsia prevalence and impact on quality of life among Rwandan healthcare workers: A cross-sectional survey

Helicobacter pylori infection in developing countries: The burden for how long?

Seroprevalence ofHelicobacter pyloriInfection in Korean Health Personnel

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