A Study On Knowledge Attitudes And Practices Related To Peptic Ulcer Disease Among Residents Of Basawa, Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Peptic ulcer disease remains a relatively common disease and importantly a common cause of hospital admission both in developed and developing countries. Although most developed countries have achieved H. pylori eradication but still have new and recurrent cases which is attributed majorly to increase utilization of NSAIDs among other reasons. In the developing countries of Africa such as Nigeria the story is even more complex as H. pylori infection is both common and acquired early in life, no eradication of this organism has been achieved and there is also increase utiliz…