H pylori: Treatment for the patient only or the whole family?

Table 1 Relationship of family members to patients

		Group 1	Group 2	P value
	Sex	n (%)	n (%)
Spouse	Male	31 (51.7)	31 (51.7)	0.922
	Female	29 (48.3)	30 (49.2)
1. Child	Male	20 (42.6)	26 (45.6)	0.872
	Female	27 (57.5)	33 (54.4)
2. Child	Male	18 (66.7)	13 (50.0)	0.292
	Female	9 (33.3)	13 (50.0)
Mother	Female	16 (59.3)	18 (60.0)	0.991
Father	Male	11 (40.8)	12 (40.0)
Siblings	Male	3 (50.0)	3 (42.9)	0.991
	Female	3 (50.0)	4 (57.2)
Grandchild	Male	3 (60.0)	3 (42.9)	0.991
	Female	5 (40.0)	4 (57.1)

¹Fisher’s absolute χ²;

²Yates corrected χ².