Diagnostic Challenges of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Logistic regression analysis of clinical characteristics associated with H. pylori seropositivity.

	AOR	95% CI
Upper abdominal discomfort	1.130	0.692–1.845	0.626
Epigastric pain	0.747	0.473–1.180	0.211
Epigastric discomfort	1.515	0.960–2.391	0.074
Epigastric burning	1.929	1.278–2.911	0.002
Feeling full too long	0.703	0.477–1.035	0.074
Early satiety	1.219	0.837–1.777	0.302
Heart burn	1.264	0.865–1.848	0.226
Acid regurgitation	0.878	0.568–1.357	0.559
Upper abdominal bloating	1.077	0.750–1.547	0.689
Excessive belching	0.744	0.532–1.041	0.084
Nausea	1.219	0.886–1.678	0.224
Receiving treatment for dyspepsia in the last 30 days	1.509	1.045–2.178	0.028
Previous diagnosis with stomach ulcer	1.152	0.660–2.009	0.619
Seeking treatment for dyspepsia in the last 30 days	0.899	0.658–1.228	0.503

Statistically significant.