Journal of Biometrics & Biostatistics

Muhammad Riaz Ahmad

Publications

• Research Article
  Identification of the Risk Factors Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection in Lahore, Pakistan
  Author(s): Ashfaq Ali, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal and Abdul BasitAshfaq Ali, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal and Abdul Basit
  
  In this study, significant risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Lahore are investigated through a case-control study by using descriptive and analytical approaches. A sample of 362 subjects was selected from the Gastroenterology Departments and OPDs of different hospitals of Lahore. About 25 risk factors with sub categories were included in the study. For bivariate analysis, the chi-square, phi/v statistics and Kendall’s tau-b are used. From descriptive analysis, it was found that the persons who eat from restaurants have more risk of infection as compare to persons who eat homemade food. By the descriptive analysis, it was also observed that risk of Helicobacter pylori infection increases with an increase in the number of family members per house and in the number of persons living per room. Furthermore, similar results were observed in the bivariate analysis. In th.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6180.1000348

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