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This study aimed to determine the\n                      <jats:italic>H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      seroprevalence and identify associated socio-demographic and lifestyle factors within the Dayak population.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      It was a cross-sectional study carried out in rural areas of Kuching Division. Data was collected using blood sampling, interview-guided questionnaires, and anthropometric measurements. The questionnaire included socio-demographic profiles, history of illness, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and dietary intake. Factor analysis was used to identify dietary patterns. Health profile including\n                      <jats:italic>helicobacter pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection status, blood pressure and body mass index were collected.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 199 respondents aged 18 to 91 years from six villages participated in this study, yielding a response rate of 96.6%. About 60% of the respondents were found to be overweight or obese, and 48.7% had hypertension. Blood test analysis detected\n                      <jats:italic>H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      antibodies in 46.2% of the respondents. In the multivariate analysis, several factors were found to be significantly associated with the presence of\n                      <jats:italic>H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      antibodies: increasing age (OR: 1.042, 95% CI: 1.011\u20131.074), lower systolic blood pressure (OR: 0.967, 95% CI: 0.941\u20130.994), high physical activity level (OR: 0.278, 95% CI: 0.121\u20130.640), and medium intake of nutritious food and dairy (OR: 3.364, 95% CI: 1.394\u20138.117).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Implementing community-level screening programs is essential for early detection and targeted intervention, which could ultimately reduce the burden of infection and its associated complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12876-026-04947-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,19]],"date-time":"2026-05-19T11:34:08Z","timestamp":1779190448000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Helicobacter pylori infection among the Dayak community in Kuching Division, Sarawak: findings from a community-based study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Whye Lian","family":"Cheah","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sohail","family":"Mushtaq","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sze Kiat","family":"Sim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christina Busak","family":"Henry Sum Agong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"4947_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"14","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bj.2015.06.002","volume":"39","author":"CHY Kao","year":"2016","unstructured":"Kao CHY, Sheu BS, Wu JJ. 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