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Table 5 Studies exploring relationship between poverty indicators and H. pylori

From: Dimensions of poverty as risk factors for antimicrobial resistant organisms in Canada: a structured narrative review

Reference

Location

Participants

Type of study

Type of infection

Poverty indicator used

Association of resistance with poverty indicator

Quality level (JBI)

Composite rating

Morse [46]

Aklavik, NWT

104

RCT standard therapy vs sequential therapy

H. pylori colonization

Indigenous, remote

Indigenous higher prevalence, negative for resistance

I

Low

  1. H. Pylori: Helicobacter pylori; NWT: Northwest Territories; RCT: randomized controlled trial