Epidemiology of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children From Slovenia

University Medical Centre Ljubljana430 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

430

Conditions

Helicobacter Pylori Infection Transmission

Interventions

Prevalence study populationOTHER

No intervention

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age 6, 14 and 17 years living in three different regions in Slovenia Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (1)

University Children's Hospital in Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The number of infected children in different age population

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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