Research Article
Seroprevalence, Associated Factors, and Fetomaternal Outcome in Pregnant Women That Tested Positive to Hepatitis E Antibodies in Nigeria
Table 3
Symptoms of hepatis E Infection among the study participants.
| Parameter | Frequency | Hepatitis E infection | -value | Negative | Positive |
| History of diarrhea | | | | 0.58 | Yes | 137 | 97 | 40 | | No | 63 | 47 | 16 | |
| History of fever during pregnancy | | | | 0.19 | NO | 120 | 84 | 36 | | 1 episode | 56 | 45 | 11 | | >1 episode | 24 | 15 | 9 | |
| Past history of blood transfusion | | | | 0.33 | No | 151 | 107 | 44 | | Yes | 49 | 37 | 12 | |
| History of yellowness of the eyes | | | | 0.54 | No | 170 | 121 | 49 | | Yes | 30 | 23 | 7 | |
| History of yellowness of eyes in the family | | | | 0.09 | No | 187 | 132 | 55 | | Yes | 13 | 12 | 1 | |
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