Research Article
First Report of the HEV Seroprevalence and the Risk Factor Assessment in the West Bank, Palestine, during the Period of 2015–2017
Table 3
Possible demographic and socioeconomic risk factors affecting the prevalence of the hepatitis E virus.
| | Variable | # HEV-positive (%) | # HEV-negative | value |
| | Seropositive | 16 (3.7) | 416 | | | Sex | | Male | 11 (5.1) | 202 | 0.1 | | Female | 5 (2.2) | 214 | | Age group (y) | | 0–9 | 4 (4.9) | 77 | 0.12 | | 10–19 | 4 (5.2) | 73 | | 20–29 | 1 (1.1) | 83 | | 30–39 | 1 (1.1) | 83 | | >40 | 6 (5.6) | 100 | | Residence | | Southern WB | 5 (3.5) | 136 | 0.012 | | Middle WB | 3 (2.4) | 123 | | Northern WB | 8 (4.8) | 157 | | Education level | | <Low school | 15 (4.9) | 288 | 0.04 | | >High school | 1 (0.77) | 128 | | Income | | <$450 | 3 (5.7) | 49 | 0.42 | | >$450 | 13 (3.4) | 367 | | Occupation | | Student | 3 (3) | 96 | 0.48 | | Housewife | 4 (4.9) | 77 | | Worker | 4 (4.3) | 88 | | Clerical worker | 1(1.1) | 80 | | Health professional | 0 (0) | 27 | | Others | 4 (7.7) | 48 | | Travel aboard | | Yes | 5 (3) | 166 | 0.60 | | No | 11 (4.4) | 250 |
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X2 and Fisher’s exact test; WB, the West Bank. |
