Duk da dogon sakaci da Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) ke yi a Afirka, shugabar kungiyar Nazarin Helicobacter da Microbiota ta Afirka, AHMSG, Farfesa Stella Smith, ta ce kwayar cutar ba ta jujjuya kamuwa da cuta da haifar da yanayi daban-daban na cututtuka a cikin adadin mutane mai yawa.
Smith, wanda kuma shi ne Daraktan Bincike a Cibiyar Nazarin Likitoci na Najeriya, NIMR, ya bayyana cewa Helicobacter pylori kwayoyin cuta ne na Gram-negative da ke cutar da hanjin dan Adam.
Ta ce cutar tana da hannu a cikin cututtuka daban-daban na ciki ciki har da gastritis, cututtukan peptic ulcer; na ciki mucosa-haɗe da lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma da adenocarcinoma na ciki.
Da take warware kalubalen da ke tattare da cutar a cikin takardarta mai taken: “Helicobacter pylori: The Peptic Ulcer Bug Neglected But Un Reenting” a taron kungiyar marubutan kiwon lafiya ta Najeriya, HEWAN na shekarar 2022, Smith ta ce an samu rahoton H. Pylori ya kamu da cutar kashi 50 cikin 100. kashi dari na yawan al’ummar duniya, tare da jinsi daban-daban da yankuna suna da matakai daban-daban na tsanani da sakamakon cututtuka.
Smith ya yi tsokaci kan wani bincike da ya nuna cewa a Najeriya, yawan kamuwa da cutar H. pylori ya bambanta inda arewacin Najeriya ke da cutar fiye da sauran sassan kasar.
Binciken ya zayyana kalubale da dama da ke da alaka da bincike na H. Pylori, ganewar asali, da kuma magani a Afirka ciki har da rashin cikakkun bayanai masu yaduwa, rashin daidaituwa game da ganewar asali da magani, rashin isassun kayan aikin kiwon lafiya, rashin kudade da kuma yawan ƙwararrun kwararru.
Smith ya yi nadama cewa yayin da yawancin sauran cututtuka kamar HIV, zazzabin cizon sauro, tarin fuka da COVID-19 sun fi kulawa ta fuskar kudade na bincike da tallafi, an yi watsi da cutar Helicobacter pylori (HPI) a Afirka.
“Nauyin kamuwa da cutar a Afirka yana da yawa tare da rahoton ya kai kashi 70.1 cikin 100. Ko da yake, wannan na iya zama mafi girma saboda rashin bayanai a wasu yankuna na nahiyar.
Bugu da kari, ta bayyana cewa kashi 51 cikin 100 na mutanen duniya sun kamu da cutar, inda ta kara da cewa lamarin yana raguwa a kasashen da suka ci gaba amma a ko’ina a kasashe masu tasowa.
“Abubuwan da za su iya haifar da bambance-bambance a cikin adadin da ake samu a cikin nahiyoyi an ba da rahoton cewa sun kasance ne saboda: ƙauyuka tare da mafi kyawun damar samun wuraren kiwon lafiya da ruwan sha, jigilar kwayoyin halitta, shekaru da jinsi, amsawar rigakafi na mai gida, cututtuka na H. pylori damuwa da yanayin muhalli,” masu binciken sun lura.
A kan hanyar ta, ta yi kira da a gaggauta gano cutar a Afirka.
Idan aka yi la’akari da babban nauyin kamuwa da cutar Helicobacter pylori (HPI) a Afirka tare da abubuwan da ke tattare da cutar, ingantaccen ganewar asali da gaggawa shine mabuɗin don sarrafawa, magani da kawar da cutar.
Ta ce an yi amfani da hanyoyin bincike da dama da suka hada da cin zarafi da kuma hanyoyin da ba za a iya cin zarafi ba a fadin Afirka.
Alamomi da alamun HPI sun haɗa da ciwo ko zafi mai zafi a cikinku (ciki), ciwon ciki wanda zai iya zama mafi muni lokacin da cikin ku ba kome ba, tashin zuciya, rashin cin abinci, yawan kumburi (belching), kumburi, da asarar nauyi ba tare da gangan ba.
Ta yi nadamar cewa a Najeriya yawancin ciwon ciki ana zaton ciwon Ulser ne saboda rashin sanin yakamata da kuma rashin tantancewa.
“Cutar rashin fahimta da rashin sanin yakamata ya kasance babbar matsala a Afirka, musamman Najeriya. Bukatar cikakken ganewar asali da magani ya haifar da samuwar Ƙungiyar Nazarin Helicobacter & Microbiota (AHMSG).
“Saboda rashin amfani da maganin rigakafi da yawa, wasu ƙwayoyin cuta da suka haɗa da H. pylori sun haɓaka juriya ga maganin rigakafi. Wannan yana haifar da babban ƙalubale ga ingantaccen magani da kawar da kamuwa da cutar H. pylori.
“Babu wani tsarin magani wanda ke bada tabbacin maganin cutar H. pylori a kashi 100 na marasa lafiya;
An kimanta tsarin maganin rigakafi da yawa don maganin H. pylori a Afirka. Duk da haka, wasu ƙa’idodi kaɗan sun ci gaba da samun babban adadin kawar da su. Akwai kuma taƙaitaccen bayanai game da ƙimar juriya na ƙwayoyin cuta na H. pylori don jagorantar jiyya.“
