Research Article

Helicobacter Pylori Infection among Patients Attending the Gastroenterology Department in Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 3

Distribution of H. pylori according to different diagnoses.

Endoscopy findingsNumber tested n = 100H. pyloripositive n = 14 (%)Chi-squarep value

Antral gastritis487 (14.6)0.0260.872
Erosive gastritis373 (8.1)1.6930.193
Erosive pangastritis21 (50)2.1970.138
Gastroduodenitis21 (50)2.1970.138
Gastric ulcer22 (100)12.536≤0.001
Duodenitis10 (0)0.1640.685
Duodenal ulcer20 (0)0.3320.564
Normal50 (0)0.8570.355
Esophageal ulcer10 (0)0.1640.685