Epidemiology and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Timergara city of Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Syed Rafiq Hussain Shah (Author), Babiker Saad Almugadam (Author), Akbar Hussain (Author), Tauseef Ahmad (Author), Shehzad Ahmed (Author), Shahida Sadiqui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: H. pylori infection remains a major public health challenge. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of H. pylori infection among the local population of the Timergara city in Lower Dir District of Pakistan and investigating the common risk factors associated with disease development....