The Suitability of Stool Antigen Testing in the Detection of Helicobacter pylori in a Regional and Rural Area of Australia

Figure 4

Geospatial representations of NSW postcode areas with ≥ 1 positive H. pylori noninvasive test during the 2018-2020 period. Representations demonstrate postcode area (a) noninvasive test utilisation rates by area population (×1000), (b) national socioeconomic deciles (1 decile is the most and 10 is the least disadvantaged socioeconomic areas), and (c) H. pylori infection prevalence. Population and national socioeconomic deciles were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics [33].

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