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Table 1 Helicobacter pylori colonization by age group

From: Helicobacter pyloriin apparently healthy children aged 0-12 years in urban Kampala, Uganda: a community-based cross sectional survey

Age categories

Total number

H. pyloripositive

H. pyloriprevalence

 

N

n

% (95%CI)

0 < 6 months

39

13

33.3 (18-49)

6 < 12 months

48

12

25.0 (12-38)

1 < 3 years

87

40

46.0 (35-57)

3 < 6 years

89

46

51.7 (41-62)

6 < 9 years

84

46

54.8 (44-66)

9 < 12 years

80

32

40.0 (29-51)

Total

427

189

44.3 (40-49)

  1. N/n = number