Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Two Geographical Regions of Nigeria

Table 1

Characteristics and HEV IgM prevalence among study participants.

Variable	Ibadan; pregnant women		Ibadan; general population		Anambra; general population
	Frequency	Percentage; (%)	Frequency	Percentage; (%)	Frequency	Percentage; (%)
Age
20 and less	5	2.0	28	11.2	41	16.4
21–30	112	44.8	81	32.4	64	25.6
31–40	125	50.0	74	29.6	51	20.4
41–50	8	3.2	37	14.8	47	18.8
51 and above	-	-	30	12.0	47	18.8
Sex
Male	-	-	73	29.2	113	45.2
Female	250	100	177	70.8	137	46.8
Total	250	100	250	100	250	100
HEV IgM
Positive	1	0.4	0	0	0	0
Negative	249	99.6	250	100	250	100
Gestation age
1st trimester	44	17.6	-	-	-	-
2nd trimester	132	52.8	-	-	-	-
3rd trimester	74	29.6	-	-	-	-