Volume 26, Issue 130, December 2022

Adequacy of practice regarding Helicobacter pylori eradication in Al-madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai^1♦, Osama Abdullah Alharbi², Hamza Waleed Tolah², Zeyad Khalid Alsehli², Khaled Talal Algrafi², Ahmed Abdullah Alharbi²,Mohamed Hosameldin Khadrawy³, Osama Madani Kiram¹, Abdulmajeed Ghallab Alamri¹

¹Joint Program of Saudi Board of Preventive Medicine, Al-Madinah Almunawara 42313, Saudi Arabia
²Faculty of Medicine, Alrayan Colleges, Al-Madinah Almunawara 42313, Saudi Arabia
³Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Almunawara 42313, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Joint Program of Saudi Board of Preventive Medicine, Al-Madinah Almunawara 42313, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori) is one of the most common infections worldwide, with a high prevalence in both developed and developing countries. Objective: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding H. pylori infection diagnosis and treatment among Primary Health Care Physicians in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed at primary healthcare centers in Al-Madinah city between 2021-2022. Data were collected by distributing a self-administered questionnaire to primary healthcare physicians. Student's t-test and chi squared test were used to evaluate the differences in means and proportions, respectively. Results: In total, 100 participants were included in this study. The majority (91%) reported that the standard empirical treatment for H. pylori eradication was triple therapy. The treatment duration was reported to be 14 days in the majority of participants (73%). Conclusion: This study concluded that the current practice regarding H. pylori eradication in Al-Medinahis unsatisfactory. It is necessary to implement measures to increase the adequacy of practice by providing clear and updated guidelines on this important public health issue

Keywords: Antibiotic resistance, Practice, Eradication, Helicobacter pylori, Infection, Peptic ulcer

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms546e2623

PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i130/ms546e2623

Published: 20 December 2022