Epidemiology of Helicobacter Pylori among out Patients Visiting Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Specialized Hospital,
Minna, Niger State, Nigeria

F.A. Kuta[1], O.M. Ijalana[2], D. Damisa[3],A.A Abdulrahman[4]
Page No. 11-13

This study was conducted to determine the Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among out Patients
visiting Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Specialized Hospital, Minna, Niger State. A total of
one hundred blood samples were collected from out patients visiting IBB Specialized Hospital in
Minna. Out of the 100 blood samples collected 10 were collected from apparent healthy people as
control. The one hundred blood samples were screened for possible detection of Helicobacter
pylori, using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Out of the 10 blood samples (control)
none was positive, while the remaining 90, only 7 were positive (7.8%). Out patients within the age
18 – 35years had 5.6% while those within 36 – 50years recorded 2.2%. Similarly, male out patients
recorded 6.7% Prevalence and for female, it was 1.1%. Chi square analysis of the results revealed
that stomach ulcer is not significantly related to infection with Helicobacter pylori in the study
area. More studies involving large samples should be encouraged to ascertain the true situation of
the disease in the study area.
Keywords: Prevalence, Ulcer, Helicobacter pylori, Blood samples.