An exploratory study to know the effects of Helicobacter pylori on (Hepatitis C  Virus) patients in Iraq

Sabah Ali Jaber Alhelu; Suhair Sadai Mahmood; Khaleel Ibrahim Ismael; Abbas AbdulWahhab  Jumaah; Ban Thabit Saeed; Luai Farhan Zghair; Ali Qais Abdulkafi

doi:10.47750/jptcp.2023.1056

Sabah Ali Jaber Alhelu

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, College of Medicine, Jabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University, Al-Najaf, Iraq

Suhair Sadai Mahmood

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Medical College, Al-Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq

Khaleel Ibrahim Ismael

Department of Clinical Reproductive Physiology, High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Nahrain University, Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq

Abbas AbdulWahhab Jumaah

Department of Applied Embryology, High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Nahrain University, Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq

Ban Thabit Saeed

Department of Applied Embryology, High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Nahrain University, Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq

Luai Farhan Zghair

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Surgical Department, Medical College, Al-Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq

Ali Qais Abdulkafi

raqi Ministry of Health, Kirkuk Health Department, Kirkuk General Hospital, Kirkuk, Iraq

Keywords

Helicobacter; pylori; Hepatitis C virus; BMI; microaerophilic

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effects of Helicobacter pylori on hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients in Iraq. The demographic data and information were gathered from various hospitals to study 35 cases, under two groups, H. pylori+ (20 patients) and H. pylori− (15 patients). The statistical relationships were analysed using the IBM SOFT SPSS 25 data analysis programme, to know the effect of H. pylori on HCV patients in Iraq and were represented by mean SD. The mean SD to the age of the patients participating in this study was 44+ 8.2 and a higher BMI was observed in H. pylori+ patients (30.33 ± 2.9). The patients were distributed based on the severity of fibrosis into two groups: no cirrhosis for 10 patients (P% = 28.5%) and HCV for 25 patients (P%= 71.42%). The mean + SD for the no-fibrosis group was 4.4 + 1.2 and the HCV group was 12.9+ 5.5. The study found a statistically significant relationship between H. pylori and HCV patients at a level of 0.0023 with R corrections of 0.083.

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Feb 11, 2023

DOI https://doi.org/10.47750/jptcp.2023.1056

How to Cite

Sabah Ali Jaber Alhelu, Suhair Sadai Mahmood, Khaleel Ibrahim Ismael, Abbas AbdulWahhab Jumaah, Ban Thabit Saeed, Luai Farhan Zghair, & Ali Qais Abdulkafi. (2023). An exploratory study to know the effects of Helicobacter pylori on (Hepatitis C Virus) patients in Iraq. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 30(2), 43–49. https://doi.org/10.47750/jptcp.2023.1056