**2. Material and methods**

#### **2.1 Study area**

This study was done at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Nasarawa State, Nigeria. NSUK is a higher educational institution with a student population of approximately twenty thousand. The institution is situated in Keffi which is about 68 Km from Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and 128 Km from Lafia, the Capital of Nasarawa State. The area lies in latitude eight 5'N of the equator and longitude seven 8′E, it is situated on height of 850 M up sea level [23]. The mean yearly shower is ±2,000 millimeters (79 in), and is heavy in the rainy months with its highest downpour during July to September [24]. The inhabitants mostly engage in trading, farming, schooling and petty jobs.

Helicobacter pylori *Seromarkers in a University Students Population in Central Nigeria DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96762*
