Leveraging the Multidimensional Poverty Index to estimate < em > Helicobacter pylori < /em > prevalence in districts in Karnataka, India

Trop Doct. 2023 Oct 11:494755231206850. doi: 10.1177/00494755231206850. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in India is approximately 64%. However, substantial regional variations necessitate high-fidelity, locality-specific studies to characterise its population distribution in India. We conducted a cross-sectional study including 2998 dyspeptic patients at a tertiary care centre in Karnataka and investigated the relationship between Hp prevalence and the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) by district. Helicobacter pylori prevalence in our population was 43.2% with a significant correlation between district-specific Hp prevalence and MPI. This data can be leveraged for evaluating local Hp infection control strategies, planning interventions for Hp hotspots in Karnataka and predicting a dyspeptic patient's risk of Hp infection.PMID:37820369 | DOI:10.1177/00494755231206850
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