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- Title
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Cigarette and Nargileh Smoking Males in Erbil City, Iraq.
- Authors
Saeed, Chiman Hameed; Shareef, Suhayla Hamad; Majeed, Pshtiwan Dhahir
- Abstract
Background: Smoking is the foremost public health problem affecting the world and it has a crucial implication in causing many common diseases due to Helicobacter pylori infection which is globally distributed. Smoking is considered a critical risk factor that accelerates infection with this bacterium. Objectives: The study’s goal was to find out how common Helicobacter pylori infections were among male cigarette and nargileh smokers. Materials and methods: A case-control study was performed between August and December 2021in Erbil Teaching Hospital in Erbil City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Blood samples were collected and used for detection of anti-Helicobacter pylori IgG Ab for 80 males who were smokers and 80 who were non-smoker. Results: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori positivity was 64.9% in smokers and 45.5% in nonsmokers (P-Value = 0.03). The highest percentage (54.1%) was found in the young age group (25-34) years (P-Value = 0.05), and 89.2% of Helicobacter pylori-positive individuals exhibited stomach symptoms (P-Value = 0.01). Fifty percent of Helicobacter pylori-infected individuals were nargileh smokers. Conclusion: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori showed significant value in nargileh smoking males. Therefore, smoking was a key factor in the seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori and had a substantial impact on it.
- Subjects
IRAQ; HELICOBACTER pylori infections; SMOKING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TEACHING hospitals
- Publication
Al-Anbar Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 18, Issue 2, p72
- ISSN
2070-8882
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33091/amj.2022.176309