%0 Journal Article %T Clinical and Socio- Demographic Risk Factors for Acquisition of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Nigeria %J Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention %I West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. %Z 1513-7368 %A Smith, Stella %A Jolaiya, Tolu %A Fowora, Muinah %A Palamides, Pia %A Ngoka, Favour %A Bamidele, Moses %A Lesi, Olufunmilayo %A Onyekwere, Charles %A Ugiagbe, Rose %A Agbo, Ifeanyi %A Ndububa, Dennis %A Adekanle, Olusegun %A Adedeji, Abimbola %A Adeleye, Isaac %A Harrison, Ute %D 2018 %\ 07/01/2018 %V 19 %N 7 %P 1851-1857 %! Clinical and Socio- Demographic Risk Factors for Acquisition of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Nigeria %K Helicobacter pylori %K risk %K factors %K acquisition %K Nigeria %R 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.7.1851 %X Background: The aim of the study was to assess clinical and socio-demographic characteristics as well as priordrug usage as risk factors for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in Nigeria. Methods: A total of 347 respondentswere surveyed by assessing their clinical and socio-demographic characteristics in comparison with the non-invasivegold standard for H. pylori diagnosis, the urea breath test (UBT). Chi-square test and odds ratio analyses wereconducted in order to assess if variables such as socio-demographic factors, drug intake, and history of ulcer/gastritis/gastric cancer within the family significantly predicted test results. Results: A total of 130 (37.5%) respondents werepositive for H. pylori by the UBT. Living with more than three people in an apartment and a history of ulcer/gastritiswithin the family were significantly associated with H. pylori (p ≤0.05), as well as current antibiotic intake (p ≤0.05).Nationality, stay outside Nigeria, level of education, main occupation, smoking and drinking habits, sources of drinkingwater, number of children and history of gastric cancer had no significant association with H. pylori infection (p ≥ 0.05).Conclusion: The results of the questionnaire revealed that most socio-demographic characteristics of the respondentshad no significant association with H. pylori. Overcrowding, having siblings/parents with history of ulcer/gastritis aswell as prior antibiotic usage had a significant association. %U https://journal.waocp.org/article_65190_14f14c752899557d15ebbd095ff2f009.pdf