Sociocultural and Dietary Practices Among Malay Subjects in the North‐Eastern Region of Peninsular Malaysia: A Region of Low Prevalence of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection

Lee, Yeong Yeh; Ismail, Ahmad; Mustaffa, Nazri; Musa, Kamarul Imran; Majid, Noorizan Abdul; Choo, K. E.; Raj, S Mahendra; Derakhshan, Mohammad H.; Malaty, Hoda M.; Graham, David Y.

doi:10.1111/j.1523-5378.2011.00917.x

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“…Interestingly, Abebaw et al (17) found hand washing before meals was associated with higher prevalence of H. pylori , and hand washing after using toilet carried no association with H. pylori prevalence. However, this result conflicts with what is generally understood about this association, and other studies reviewed here found that hand washing “not always” after toilet and “not always” before meal were associated with higher H. pylori prevalence (19). …”

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“…Of the nine studies included in this review, two were conducted in eastern China (11, 12), two in South Korea (13, 14), two in North America (15, 16), and one each in Ethiopia (17), India (18), and Malaysia (19). All studies focused on populations at increased risk for gastric cancer, except the US population-based survey to assess and promote awareness (15).…”

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“…Seven studies asked questions related to H. pylori prevention practices (11–13, 16–19). Generally, good hand washing practices after using the toilet and before eating/preparing meal, safe food practices, and drinking water from a clean source were associated with less H. pylori infection.…”

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Population Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Helicobacter pylori Transmission and Outcomes: A Literature Review

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Brown

Harris

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BackgroundHelicobacter pylori infection is associated with the development of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer. Current clinical recommendations are that H. pylori test-and-treat should be individualized based on comorbidities and patient preferences among populations at increased risk for certain morbidities. However, knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding H. pylori among potential patient populations are largely unknown.MaterialsWe conducted a literature review to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices of patients or community populations around H. pylori transmission, prevention, and associated morbidity.ResultsNine studies met the inclusion criteria, all published between 1997 and 2014. Eight studies evaluated perception of H. pylori among at-risk populations, while one study evaluated perception among a general population. The studies suggest inconsistencies between the perceptions of these populations and the established understanding of knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices for H. pylori among even at-risk populations.ConclusionTo adequately respond to current test-and-treat recommendations for treatment of H. pylori, general population education must be implemented, especially among at-risk populations. Further work is needed within at-risk populations in the United States to determine prevalence of H. pylori and their current knowledge if adequate prevention strategies are to be designed.

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Population Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Helicobacter pylori Transmission and Outcomes: A Literature Review

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“…One possibility is that local practices or environmental factors may limit transmission or inhibit the infection. In a case-control study involving 161 Malay subjects (79 tested positive for H. pylori or "cases" and 82 tested negative for H. pylori or 'controls') from the state of Kelantan, some dietary factors were found to reduce risk of infection including frequent use of 'budu,' 'pegaga or Centenella asiatica ' and tea 20. Unidentified genetic or host factors intrinsic to this population may also result in them being less or have increased susceptibility to H. pylori infection or cancer as a whole.…”

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What Indigestion Means to the Malays?

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Chua

2013

J Neurogastroenterol Motil

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Despite being a large ethnic group within the South-East Asia, there is a paucity of reported literatures on dyspepsia in the Malay population. Recent population-based studies indicate that uninvestigated dyspepsia, based on the Rome II criteria, is reported in 12.8% and 11.6% of Malays in the urban and rural communities respectively. Organic causes of dyspepsia including upper gastrointestinal tract cancers, its precancerous lesions, and erosive diseases are uncommon which is largely due to an exceptionally low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in this population. On the other hand, functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome are relatively common in the Malays than expected. Within a primary care setting, functional dyspepsia, based on the Rome III criteria, is reported in 11.9% of Malays, of which epigastric pain syndrome is found to be more common. Married Malay females are more likely to have functional dyspepsia and psychosocial alarm symptoms. Also based on the Rome III criteria, irritable bowel syndrome, commonly overlapped with functional dyspepsia, is reported in 10.9% of Malays within a community-based setting. Rather than psychosocial symptoms, red flags are most likely to be reported among the Malays with irritable bowel syndrome despite having a low yield for organic diseases. Based upon the above observations, "proton pump inhibitor test" is probably preferable than the "test and treat H. pylori" strategy in the initial management of dyspepsia among the Malays.

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“…Most recently, a review demonstrated that a plenty of dietary components, including specific foods, food components, and food products, were associated with H. pylori infection14. A case-control study from Malaysia found that frequent consumption of tea (OR: 0.023, 95% CI: 0.01–0.07), frequent use of ‘budu’ or local anchovy sauce (OR: 0.09, 95% CI: 0.1–0.7), and frequent use of local foods ‘pegaga’ or centenella asiatica (OR: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.1–0.65) were inversely associated with H. pylori infection15. However, regular diets consist of complex combinations of foods and nutrients ingested together may act independently or may interact with one another.…”

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Dietary Patterns are Associated with Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Meng

Zhang

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Previous studies indicated that food consumption was associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, but no study has yet investigated the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and dietary patterns. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between Helicobacter pylori infection and dietary patterns in Tianjin, China. The final cross-sectional study population comprised 10407 participants. Dietary consumption of participants was assessed via food frequency questionnaire. Factor analysis was used to identify dietary patterns, and Helicobacter pylori infection status was diagnosis by H. pylori urease Immunogold Testing kit. Participants in the highest quartile of the high-carbohydrate/sweet pattern showed a multivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI) of 1.65 (1.27–2.17) for the prevalence of H. pylori infection compared with those in the lowest quartile. The multiple adjusted OR for scores of the extreme quartile of high-protein/cholesterol pattern was 0.75 (95% CI, 0.57–0.98). This study demonstrated that a diet rich in carbohydrates and sweets was positively associated with the prevalence of H. pylori infection; interestingly, a diet characterized by high intake of animal offal, animal blood, fish, seafood, and poultry was associated with a reduction of prevalence of H. pylori infection.

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Sociocultural and Dietary Practices Among Malay Subjects in the North‐Eastern Region of Peninsular Malaysia: A Region of Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection

Cited by 50 publications

References 34 publications

Population Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Helicobacter pylori Transmission and Outcomes: A Literature Review

Population Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Helicobacter pylori Transmission and Outcomes: A Literature Review

What Indigestion Means to the Malays?

Dietary Patterns are Associated with Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

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