Self-reported adverse drug effects and associated factors among H. pylori infected patients on standard triple therapy: Prospective follow up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the most common reasons for poor medication adherence and associated treatment failure of triple therapy is adverse drug effect (ADEs) of medications.

Objective

Assessment of ADEs and associated factors during H. pylori eradication therapy.

Method

Consented H. pylori positive adult outpatients on standard triple therapy (proton pump inhibitor, amoxicillin and clarithromycin) were involved in this facility based follow up study from May 2016 to April 2018 at Bahir Dar city in Ethiopia. Pre-developed questionnaire and formats were used to collect sociodemographic, medical information, and patient practice data before, during, and after therapy. Bivariate and backward stepwise multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze data. P-value < 0.05 at

SUBMITTER: Gebeyehu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6874330 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature