Knowledge, and Practice of Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Knowledge, and Practice of Helicobacter Pylori Infection Among Primary Healthcare Physicians in Sohag Governorate

Helicobacter Pylori infection is very common in Our community However, it may be misdiagnosed and treated from the start until the patient present with complications. Therefore, it is essential that primary care physicians have the appropriate knowledge for making adequate decisions and preventing incorrect practices that result in elevated costs and absolutely no health benefits for the population. So this study aims to evaluate the knowledge and practice of primary healthcare physicians at Sohag health care units concerning H. Pylori infection.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Helicobacter Pylori Infection
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire

Detailed Description

The most common cause of chronic gastritis is Helicobacter pylori, which can also cause serious gastroduodenal diseases in some patients. These include gastric cancer, gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and gastric and duodenal peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Strong correlations have been shown between H. pylori and a number of extra-gastric illnesses, including vitamin B12 deficiency, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and unexplained iron-deficiency anemia. Identifying and eliminating H. pylori in people suffering from these conditions is also advised. Furthermore, neurological disorders, cardiovascular disorders, hepatobiliary disorders and autoimmune disorders may be associated with H. pylori infection. Age, ethnicity, degree of hygiene, and social and economic circumstances are risk factors for H. pylori infection An elevated prevalence of gastrointestinal diseases or symptoms (for example, dyspeptic symptoms) in populations where H. pylori infection is high, implies that a large number of subjects receive primary health care.Therefore, it is essential that primary care physicians have the appropriate knowledge for making adequate decisions and preventing incorrect practices that result in elevated costs and absolutely no health benefits for the population.

Since day-to-day clinical practice demonstrates that many healthcare disciplines surprisingly deal with H. pylori infection in the absence of local guidelines on this matter, there has been no study conducted in Sohag Governate evaluated knowledge, practice and attitude about H. pylori among healthcare physicians as of the time I conducted this survey.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 300

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Esraa Kamal Abd El-zaher, main investigator; Phone Number: +201127842298; Email: esraakamal@med.sohag.edu.eg

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A questionnaire will be carried to the primary healthcare physicians in Sohag governorate, and they will be asked to answer it .

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• physicians at primary healthcare units in Sohag governorate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Nonmedical personnel
• GIT specialists
• physicians at secondary or tertiary healthcare centers

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
2
1; A questionnaire about H. Pylori infection, mode of transmission, Symptoms, treatment will be carried to primary health care physicians and will be asked to answer it	Other: Questionnaire; A questionnaire for primary healthcare physicians designed to evaluate knowledge about H. Pylori mode of transmission, symptoms, complications and treatment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
determine the knowledge and practice of primary healthcare physicians at Sohag health care units concerning H. Pylori infection through a written questionnaire and they will be asked to answer it	A questionnaire will be carried to the physicians includes questions about Pylori mode of transmission, symptoms, complications, treatment to assess their knowledge and practice of Pylori infection and correct any wrong management of the disease and decrease the rate of Pylori infection in Shage Governorate	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sohag University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): October 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 1, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 3, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): October 4, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 4, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 3, 2024
• Last Verified: October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Infections; Communicable Diseases; Helicobacter Infections
• Other Study ID Numbers: EKAbdelzaher

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No