Epidemiologic characteristics of Helicobacter Pylori infection in South-East Hungary. A population based study

Introduction: Epidemiologic studies indicate a decrease in prevalence of HP infection in Western Europe. In contrast, little is known about Central Europe, where substantial part of the population still lives outside of cities. Our preliminary results indicated a similar tendency in Hungary, although population based data were not available till now. The aims of the study were to obtain data on the HP prevalence in Csongrád and Békés County in Hungary, to evaluate the differences between the prevalence of HP infection in people living in large cities, in the countryside and to establish factors associated with p…