Seroprevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis E Virus infection among pregnant women in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

摘要

BackgroundHepatitis E virus (HEV) is highly endemic in several African countries with high mortality rate among pregnant women. The prevalence of antibodies to HEV in Ethiopian pregnant women is not known. The study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of anti-HEV IgG and anti-HEV IgM among pregnant women.