Family-based <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection status and transmission pattern in central China, and its clinical implications for related disease prevention

Abstract

In our study sample from the general public of central China, <i>H. pylori</i> infection rate was 54.27%, but in 87.23% of healthy households, there was at least 1 <i>H. pylori</i>-infected person; in 27.24% of these infected families, all members were infected. Type I <i>H. pylori</i> was the dominant strain in this area. Individuals with a higher education level showed significantly lower infection rates; no other variables affected infection rates.