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Title: First Report of the HEV Seroprevalence and the Risk Factor Assessment in the West Bank, Palestine, during the Period of 2015–2017
Authors: Dumaidi, Kamal$AAUP$Palestinian
Abudamous, Alaa$Other$Palestinian
Abu-Helu, Rasmi$Other$Palestinian
Al-Jawabreh, Hanan$Other$Palestinian
Dumaidi, Yazan$Other$Palestinian
Al-Jawabreh, Amer$AAUP$Palestinian
Issue Date: 8-Feb-2022
Publisher: Hindawi
Citation: Dumaidi K , Abudamous AM, Abu-Helu R, Al-Jawabreh H, Dumaidi. Y and Al-Jawabreh A .First Report of the HEV Seroprevalence and the Risk Factor Assessment in the West Bank, Palestine, during the Period of 2015–2017.Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology Volume 2022. doi.org/10.1155/2022/4935811
Abstract: Hepatitis E virus is emerging viral hepatitis with hyperendemicity in many countries. Data on the burden of disease is not available in Palestine. , is study aims to determine the seroprevalence and the risk factors of the HEV among the general population of the West Bank, Palestine. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 432 sera samples from 40 localities in the eleven districts of the West Bank and Jerusalem, Palestine, during the period of March 2015 to March 2017, were tested for HEV-IgG. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the participants’ demographics and disease risk factors. ,e overall seroprevalence was 3.7%. The level of education was significantly inversely associated with HEV seropositivity (P � 0.04). The purely spatial analysis did not detect any significant cluster related to the distribution of HEV-IgG cases; however, living in the southern West Bank is shown to be significantly associated with HEV. Age was also associated with HEV seropositivity. ,e young (<19 years) and adults (>40 years) had the highest prevalence, compared to those between 20 to 39 years old (P � 0.12). Furthermore, males and those in contact with animals were associated with HEV seropositivity (P � 0.1 and 0.3, respectively). In conclusion, the seroprevalence of HEV IgG in the West Bank, Palestine is low. Several well-investigated risk factors cannot be supported by our results due to the small number of positive HEV-IgG samples. Finally, this study is useful for providing a first look into the seroepidemiology of HEV in Palestine.
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