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Table 1 Prevalence of anti-HEV IgG among pregnant women in the main cities of Gabon, central Africa, and in different age groups

From: Hepatitis E virus is highly prevalent among pregnant women in Gabon, central Africa, with different patterns between rural and urban areas

Variable

Prevalence of anti-HEV IgG

 

No. positive/No. tested

%

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Main Cities

     

   Libreville

27/183

14.7

9.6–19.9

1.24

0.78–1.97

   Port-Gentil

16/157

10.2

5.5–14.9

0.75

0.43–1.31

   Lambaréné

39/304

12.8

9.1–16.5

0.99

0.66–1.49

   Oyem

8/57

14.0

5.0–23.0

1.15

0.53–2.49

   Franceville

29/139

20.8

14.1–27.5

2.05

1.29–3.26

Age range (years)

     

   14–20

40/269

14.8

10.6–19.0

1.26

0.84–1.90

   21–25

31/230

13.5

9.1–17.9

1.08

0.70–1.68

   26–30

20/174

11.5

6.8–16.2

0.87

0.52–1.45

   31–44

28/167

16.8

11.2–22.4

1.49

0.94–2.36

All

119/840

14.1

11.8–16.4

  
  1. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio