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Table 3 Demographics and HEV IgG seroprevalence

From: Hepatitis E seroprevalence and risk factors in humans and pig in Ghana

Demographic Variables

N

Percentage (Mean)

HEV IgG seroprevalence (%)

P Value

Gender

    

 Male

593

40.3%

13.3

0.242

 Female

877

59.7%

11.3

 

Age group

    

 1–4

44

3.0% (2.9)

0

 

 5–9

91

6.2% (7.0)

2.2

 

 10–14

87

5.9% (12.3)

3.4

 

 15–19

110

7.5% (17.1)

3.6

 

 20–29

196

13.3% (24.4)

5.6

0.000

 30–39

199

13.5% (34.8)

10.1

 

 40–49

178

12.1% (44.3)

20.8

 

 50–59

209

14.2% (54.1)

18.7

 

 60 + 

356

24.2% (69.7)

17.4

 

Region

    

 Accra

341

23.2%

14.7

 

 Eastern

365

24.8%

6.0

 

 Volta

408

27.8%

8.3

0.000

 Central

356

24.2%

20.2

 

Educational level

    

 None

347

23.6%

16.7

 

 Nursery

59

4.0%

1.7

 

 Primary

346

23.5%

11.6

 

 JHS

552

37.6%

10.5

0.008

 SHS

120

8.2%

10.8

 

 Tertiary

46

3.1%

17.4

 

Population group

    

 Community  Member

1365

92.9%

11.9

0.308

 Pig Farmer

105

7.1%

15.2

 

Community type

    

 −OD PIG−

304

20.7%

13.8

 

 −OD PIG + 

261

17.8%

11.9

0.214

 + OD PIG−

388

26.4%

13.9

 

 + OD PIG + 

517

35.2%

9.9

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