First Report of the HEV Seroprevalence and the Risk Factor Assessment in the West Bank, Palestine, during the Period of 2015–2017

Table 4

Clinical history and personal hygiene risk factors of HEV IgG positive participants.

Characteristic	# HEV-positive	# HEV-negative	value
Drinking water
Well	3	32	0.31
Bottle	0	0
Pipe in house	13	354
Toilet type
Flush	10	279	0.58
Open pit	6	121
Toilet link
Septic tank	10	251	0.15
Sewage network	6	149
Animal contact
Yes	10	192	0.3
No	6	208
Surgical intervention
Yes	7	132	0.4
No	9	284
Blood transfusion
Yes	0	27	0.61
No	16	373

X² and Fisher’s exact test.