PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

ABSTRACT

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection occurs when Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria infect your stomach. This usually happens during childhood. A common cause of stomach ulcers (peptic ulcers), H. pylori infection may be present in more than half the people in the world.