Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Transmission
Conditions
Keywords
children, infection
Brief summary
The epidemiology of H. pylori infection among children in Slovenia has not been investigated. Therefore, we are conducting a study to examine the epidemiology of H. pylori and associated risk factors among children in Slovenia.
Detailed description
The population selection was from the three different geographic location in Slovenia. The selection of the studied places was based on their social and economic characteristics and medical provision. We included children from three age groups at the same time we collected information from the parents which may be important for H. pylori transmission.
Interventions
OTHERPrevalence study population
No intervention
Sponsors
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* age 6, 14 and 17 years living in three different regions in Slovenia
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of infected children in different age population | 3 years |
Countries
Slovenia
Outcome results
None listed