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Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Approach Of Primary Care Physicians In A Developing Country, Shahid Ahmed, Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri, Syed H Shah, Saeed Hamid
Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Approach Of Primary Care Physicians In A Developing Country, Shahid Ahmed, Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri, Syed H Shah, Saeed Hamid
Section of Gastroenterology
Background:The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and practices of primary care physicians in diagnosis and management of Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori) infection in developing country.
Methods: This convenient sample based, cross sectional study was conducted in primary care physicians of Karachi, Pakistan from March 2008 to August 2008 through a pretested self-designed questionnaire, which contained 11 items pertaining to H. pylori route of transmission, diagnosis, indication for testing, treatment options, follow up and source of information.
Results: Out of 509 primary care physicians, 451 consented to participate with the response rate of 88.6%. Responses …