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- Title
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Among Pregnant Women in Urmia, Iran.
- Authors
Khameneh, Zakieh Rostamzadeh; Sepehrvand, Nariman; Khalkhali, Hamid-Reza
- Abstract
Background: While hepatitis E virus (HEV) mostly causes self-limited disease in general population, it is more severe in pregnant women. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of anti-HEV IgG among a population of pregnant women in West Azerbaijan of Iran. Patients and Methods: One hundred thirty six pregnant women referred to urban health centers of Urmia for pursuing pregnancy-related health services were enrolled in a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Anti-HEV IgG antibody was evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA; Dia.Pro; Diagnostic Bioprobes). Results: Only five (3.6%) of 136 cases had positive results for anti-HEV IgG. There was no significant difference between age (P=0.88), and income level (P = 0.19) of the two seropositive and seronegative groups. All seropositive cases were from urban areas. Conclusions: The seroprevalence of anti-HEV IgG is low in the population of pregnant women in , similar to the rates reported from developed countries. Effective health services and provision of safe water supplies in Urmia may take role in this low prevalence rate.
- Subjects
IRAN; CHI-squared test; FISHER exact test; HEPATITIS E; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; SEROPREVALENCE; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Hepatitis Monthly, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1735-143X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5812/hepatmon.10931