From: Hepatitis E seroprevalence and risk factors in humans and pig in Ghana
Demographic Variables | N | Percentage (Mean) | HEV IgG seroprevalence (%) | P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 593 | 40.3% | 13.3 | 0.242 |
 Female | 877 | 59.7% | 11.3 |  |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Community  Member | 1365 | 92.9% | 11.9 | 0.308 |
 Pig Farmer | 105 | 7.1% | 15.2 |  |
Community type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 −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 |  |