Abstract
The colonization of the human stomach mucosa by Helicobacter pylori may cause chronic gastritis, which can develop into peptic ulcer disease. The goal of the current study was to look at H. pylori infections in students living in dorms. Students living in dorms provided blood samples for this reason. In terms of the incidence of H. pylori infection among students between the ages of 18 and 22, 14 (47%) of the total patients tested negative for the illness, while only 4 (13%) tested positive. In a similar vein, among students between the ages of 23 and 28, 16 (53%) were found to be negative and only 5 (17%) were found to be positive for H. pylori. Similarly, among patients between the ages of 18 and 22, 14 (47%) were found to be negative and only 13 (93%) were found to be positive for H. pylori infection. In a similar vein, only 12 (69%) of the 16 (53%) students in the age category of 23 to 28 years old tested positive for H. pylori. Out of the 30 individuals, 21 (70%) had negative findings and 9 (30%) had positive results for H. pylori infection. Nine (30%) of the thirty individuals tested positive for H. pylori infection. This investigation led us to the conclusion that the stool antigen test is more effective in identifying H. pylori infection.