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.

ParameterFrequencyHepatitis E infection-value
NegativePositive

History of diarrhea0.58
Yes1379740
No634716

History of fever during pregnancy0.19
NO1208436
1 episode564511
>1 episode24159

Past history of blood transfusion0.33
No15110744
Yes493712

History of yellowness of the eyes0.54
No17012149
Yes30237

History of yellowness of eyes in the family0.09
No18713255
Yes13121