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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2024; 30(47): 5018-5031
Published online Dec 21, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i47.5018
Published online Dec 21, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i47.5018
Prevalence and associated risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in community households in Lanzhou city
Ju-Kun Zhou, The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Ju-Kun Zhou, Ya Zheng, Yu-Ping Wang, Rui Ji, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Ju-Kun Zhou, Ya Zheng, Yu-Ping Wang, Rui Ji, Gansu Province Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Co-corresponding authors: Rui Ji and Ya Zheng.
Author contributions: Zhou JK, Zheng Y, Wang YP, and Ji R conceived and designed the study; Zhou JK and Zheng Y searched and screened related literature; Zhou JK and Ji R performed data collection; Wang YP and Ji R performed a quality assessment; Zhou JK, Zheng Y, and Ji R analyzed the data and explained the outcomes; all of the authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Supported by The Lanzhou Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project , China, No. 2019-RC-33; and The Medical Innovation and Development Project of Lanzhou University , China, No. lzuyxcx-2022-184.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, No. LDYYLL2021-146.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardians provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest in this work.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Rui Ji, PhD, Chief Doctor, Full Professor, Department of Gastro
Received: May 24, 2024
Revised: September 12, 2024
Accepted: September 23, 2024
Published online: December 21, 2024
Processing time: 185 Days and 19.1 Hours
Revised: September 12, 2024
Accepted: September 23, 2024
Published online: December 21, 2024
Processing time: 185 Days and 19.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is characterized by family cluster infection. However, studies investigating the status of H. pylori infection and patterns of intra-household transmission are scarce. In our study, the individual H. pylori infection rate in the Chengguan District of Lanzhou was found to have decreased from 47.0% in 2021 to 38.1% in 2023. The rate of new individual infection is currently 22.8%. Similarly, the proportion of households with at least one infected member has decreased from 76.9% in 2021 to 67.1% in 2023. These results suggest that family-based prevention and treatment are more conducive to the management of H. pylori.