Clinical trial NCT06628089: Knowledge, and Practice of Helicobacter Pylori Infection
Official title: Knowledge, and Practice of Helicobacter Pylori Infection Among Primary Healthcare Physicians in Sohag Governorate
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Helicobacter Pylori Infection
Lead sponsor: Sohag University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-10-04
Enrollment: 300
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
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 .

Brief summary: 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.

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.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* physicians at primary healthcare units in Sohag governorate

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Primary outcomes:
measure: 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
timeFrame: 6 months
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