Declining eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori with standard triple therapy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3 Factors affecting Helicobacter pylori eradication in selected healthcare institutions Addis Ababa, n (%)

Variable	Post-treatment Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test		Odds ratio (95%CI)		P value
	Successful eradication	Failed eradication	Crude	Adjusted
Prior diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori					< 0.001
Yes	30 (23.1)	15(68.2)	0.140 (0.052-0.375)	0.159 (0.050-0.511)
No	100 (76.9)	7 (31.8)		1
Alcohol intake					0.001
Local	13 (10.0)	12 (5.5)	0.164 (0.048-0.559)	0.228 (0.052-0.997)
Beer	33 (25.4)	5 (22.7)	0.271 (0.026-2.777)	0.122 (0.007-2.224)
Wine	4 (3.1)	1 (4.5)	0	0
Whisky	2 (1.5)	0	1.083 (0.061-19.313)	0.666 (0.27-16.692)
Other	1 (0.8)	1 (4.5)	0.042 (0.010-0.170)	0.065 (0.013-0.317)
No	77 (59.2)	3 (13.6)		1
Smoking					0.01
Yes	10 (7.7)	8 (36.4)	0.146 (0.049-0.43)	0.206 (0.052-0.822)
No	120 (92.3)	14 (63.6)		1
Symptom resolution					0.006
Feeling better	81 (62.3)	5 (22.7)	5.786 (1.968-17.012)	5.383 (1.374-21.089)
Improved, but still had a Feeling	42 (32.3)	15 (68.2)	6.629 (0.756-28.354)	1.885 (0.185-19.242)
No improvement	7 (5.4)	2 (9.1)		1

CI: Confidence interval