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Data were collected from the endoscopy log book and consisted of four sections; demographic data (age and gender), presenting symptoms and indications of endoscopy, endoscopic findings, and histopathological findings in endoscopic biopsies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study included 680 patients. Their age ranged between 12 and 97 years with an arithmetic mean of 40.9 years and a standard deviation of 16.4 years. The prevalence of dyspepsia was 45.9% while that of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      was 32.5%. The prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      among patients with dyspepsia was 30.1% compared with 34.5% among those without dyspepsia,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05. The prevalence rates of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      among male and female patients were 32.3% and 32.7%, respectively,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05. The prevalence rate of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      was highest among patients aged between 41 and 60 years (38.7%) and lowest among those aged over 60 years (19.5%),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.005. Active chronic gastritis was reported among almost two-thirds (65.6%) of patients with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      compared with only 9.8% of those without\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      was a common health problem among patients suffering from dyspepsia, however, its prevalence was relatively lower than other rates reported from other developing countries.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  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