Investigation of helicobacter pylori infection and treatment for the flying personnel recuperated in a sanatorium
10.3760/cma.j.cn113854-20230630-00068
- VernacularTitle:单中心飞行人员幽门螺杆菌感染及治疗情况调查
- Author:
Xiangmei GUO
1
;
Youdong YANG
1
;
Lin HE
1
;
Wei HUANG
1
;
Yun LU
1
;
Lei WANG
1
;
Shuqin ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. 空军杭州特勤疗养中心疗养二区内科，杭州 310007
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Helicobacter pylori;
Questionnaires;
Therapy;
Flying personnel
- From:
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine
2024;35(1):29-33
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the infection and treatment of helicobacter pylori (HP) in flying personnel, as well as their cognition of HP.Methods:By using cluster sampling method, the flying personnel who recuperated at the Second Sanatorium of Air Force Healthcare Center for Special Services Hangzhou were selected for questionnaire survey. They were divided into positive group and negative group according to whether they were infected with HP. The cognition of HP (such as whether they had known HP, how to detect HP, and the symptoms, infection route, as well as the knowledge on treatment and prevention of HP) were compared between 2 groups. The differences on infection situation at different ages, personal lifestyle, diet and living environment were also compared. The treatment of flying personnel in positive group during their stay in the sanatorium was investigated and analyzed among different age groups.Results:A total of 347 flying personnel were included, with 161 in the positive group and 186 in the negative group. The HP infection rate in the rural population before joining the army was higher than that in the urban population, with a significant difference ( χ2=7.19, P=0.007). But there were no significant differences on whether they had long-term smoking history, preferred strong tea or coffee, spicy and fried food and whether their family members were infected ( χ2=0.05-5.92, all P>0.05). The questionnaire showed that the cognition of the negative group was significantly better than the positive group on whether they understood the infection route, symptoms and preventive measures of HP ( χ2=8.28, 12.00, 48.22, P=0.005, 0.001,<0.001), but there was no difference between 2 groups on whether they had known HP, detection methods and treatment after infection ( P>0.05). The treatment rate in positive group was only 29.19% (47/161), and there was no significant difference in the treatment rate among different age groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:There is a high HP infection rate in flying personnel on base of the survey. The poor awareness of HP would affect the treatment rate and the basic cognition would be beneficial to active prevention. The survey also shows that the environment factors are seemed more sensitive to HP than dietary habit.
