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Table 1 A summary of descriptive characteristics of included studies

From: Hepatitis E virus infection among pregnant women in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Publication year

Study- period

Study design

Country

Age

Sample size (n)

Setting

IgG (%)

Assay method

Depaschal et al. [25]

2016

2014

CS

Benin

15–41

278

Mixed

16.19

Dia. Pro

Traore et al. [26]

2012

2010/2011

CS

Burkina Faso

 

189

Mixed

11.6

Dia. Pro

Florence et al. [27]

2016

 

CS

Burkina Faso

18–45

179

Mixed

10.6

Creative diagnostic

Noufensi et al. [28].

2016

 

CS

Cameroon

16–41

200

Mixed

9

Pristige

Gad et al. [29]

2011

 

CS

Egypt

15–41

116

Mixed

58.6

Genelabs

Stoszek et al. [30]

2005

1997/2003

CS

Egypt

16–48-

2428

Rural

84.3

In house EIA

El-shety et al. [31]

2014

 

CS

Egypt

17–40

100

Rural

45

Others

Tekeste et al. [32]

2017

2016

CS

Eritrea

15–49

153

Mixed

26.8

Euroimmun

Abebe et al. [33]

2017

2015

CS

Ethiopia

16–40

386

Mixed

31.6

Wanti

Nigussie et al. [34]

2018

2016

CS

Ethiopia

18–50

846

Mixed

42.4

Wanti

Tsega et al. [35]

1993

1988/91

Cohort

Ethiopia

15–45

32

Mixed

59

Others

Caron et al. [36]

2008

2005

CS

Gabon

14–44

840

Mixed

14.1

TMB

Caron et al. [37]

2012

2008

CS

Gabon

14–43

243

 

6.6

TMB

Adjei et al. [38]

2016

2008

CS

Ghana

13–42

157

Mixed

28.7

Interna immuno diag.

Obiri-Yeboah et al. [39]

2018

2016

CS

Ghana

28.01

398

Mixed

12.2

Innovita

Junaid et al. [40]

2014

2012

CS

Nigeria

15–40

108

Mixed

25.4

Interna. Immune diag.

Alkali et al [41]

2016

2016

CS

Nigeria

18–45

182

Mixed

9.9

Euroimmun

Lene et al. [42]

2018

2016

CS

Tanzania

27.6

200

Mixed

8

Others

Hannachi et al. [43]

2011

2009

CS

Tunisia

17–52

404

Mixed

12.1

Others

Musa et al

2016

  

Sudan

15–45

93

Mixed

61.2

Sorono

Al-Tayeb, et al [44]

2014

2013

CS

Sudan

16–42

90

Mixed

41.1

Others

Eltayeb et al. [45]

2015

2013

CS

Sudan

27.5

209

Mixed

12.5

Euroimmun

  1. CS cross sectional; Mixed: both rural and urban; Others: Innovita, Pristige,Sorono, Cyproheptadine