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A cross-sectional questionnaire-based design sampled 933 participants between May and July 2021, collecting sociodemographic information and H. pylori knowledge. Findings indicate high education levels, predominantly non-medical information sources, and low overall knowledge. Medical-field involvement and medical information correlated with higher knowledge scores, while misconceptions were identified and warrant targeted awareness efforts. 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Joudeh R, Aljarawen M, Jum’ah M, Nassr H, et al. (2023) Knowledge and information sources towards Helicobacter pylori in Jordan. PLoS ONE 18(3):  \ne0278078 . [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal). pone.0278078  \nEditor: Nour Amin Elsahoryi, University of Petra (UOP), JORDAN  \nReceived: November 7, 2022  \nAccepted: February 17, 2023  \nPublished: March 8, 2023  \nCopyright: © 2023 Alaridah et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.  \nData Availability Statement: All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting information files.  \nFunding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.  \nCompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.  \nRESEARCH ARTICLE  \nKnowledge and information sources towards Helicobacter pylori in Jordan  \nNader Alaridah1 *, Raba’a F. Jarrar1,2, Rayan M. Joudeh3, Mallak Aljarawen4, Mohammad Jum’ah5, Hasan Nassr3, Raad RiadAlHmoud3, Abdullah Allouzi3, Eslam M. Wadi6, Anas H. A. Abu-Humaidan1  \n1 Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2 Department of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 3 College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al-Rajhi University, Al-Bukayriah, AlQassim, Saudi Arabia, 4 School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 5 Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, As-Salt, Jordan, 6 Faculty of Medicine, Mu’tah University, Karak Governate, Jordan  \n* [n.alaridah@ju.edu.jo](n.alaridah@ju.edu.jo)  \nAbstract  \nIn 2017, the Jordanian Ministry of Health reported that gastric cancer was one of Jordan’s most diagnosed cancers. Gastric cancer is often linked to Helicobacter pylori, one of the foremost risk factors. Despite the high prevalence of H. pylori in Jordan, no information is available regarding the general population’s awareness of the harmful effects of this pathogen. The study aims to assess the knowledge and the impact of the source of knowledge on H. pylori among the general population in Jordan. A cross-sectional study involving 933 participants was conducted between May and July of 2021. After meeting the inclusion criteria and consenting to participate in this study, participants completed the questionnaire. An interview-based questionnaire covered the following sections: sociodemographic data and knowledge related to H. pylori infection. 63% of the participants had a high level of education, 70 .5% got their information about H. pylori infection from non-medical sources, and 68.7% had a low level of knowledge. Working in the medical field, attaining information from medical resources, and having a history of self-reported or family member of H. pylori infection showed a significant association with a high level of knowledge. The Mann-Whitney U test showed that the mean ranks of all knowledge items in the medical source group significantly exceed those of the non-medical source group (p-values \u003C 0.05) . In Jordan, the awareness of H. pylori was unsatisfying, like in other countries. Nevertheless, misconceptions in knowledge about H. pylori were identified and further awareness must be spread and advocated. Close observation of the non-medical sources of information is essential for delivering sufficient amount of knowledge to the general population.  \nIntroduction  \nHelicobacter pylori, a bacterium spotlighted the interest of many researchers to dig deep about this organism which become a global concern to eradicate it and diminish the complications arising such as gastric cancer [ 1] . Gastric cancer is ranked as the fifth most common cancer  \nworldwide with one million new cases associated with H. p","cbCaiaQ8NfEUtCpp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaQ8NfEUtCpp","pdf",467730,11,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer background\n## Jordan’s statistics and data gaps\n## Prevalence patterns and role of knowledge\n## Information sources affecting awareness","[{\"question\":\"What is the study’s main goal regarding Helicobacter pylori in Jordan?\",\"answer\":\"To assess the level of knowledge about H. pylori among Jordan’s general population and determine how the source of that knowledge affects awareness of the pathogen’s harmful effects.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the data collected and when was the study conducted?\",\"answer\":\"A cross-sectional study with 933 participants was conducted between May and July 2021. Participants completed an interview-based questionnaire covering sociodemographic data and knowledge related to H. pylori infection.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors were significantly associated with higher knowledge levels?\",\"answer\":\"Working in the medical field, obtaining information from medical resources, and having a self-reported or family history of H. pylori infection were significantly associated with higher knowledge. The medical-source group also had higher ranks across knowledge items.\"}]","Knowledge and information sources towards Helicobacter pylori in Jordan | PDF",1790567659,28]