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dc.contributor.authorTaremi, M.
dc.contributor.authorAlizadeh, A.H. Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorArdalan, A.
dc.contributor.authorAnsari, S.
dc.contributor.authorZali, M.R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T08:17:43Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T08:17:43Z
dc.date.issued2008EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/1401/14_1_2008_157_162.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117420
dc.description157-162EN
dc.description.abstractA 2-month community-based survey in February/March of 2003 was carried out to study the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus [‎HEV]‎ infection in Nahavand, Islamic Republic of Iran. From each of 6 urban regions of Nahavand, 304 inhabitants >/= 6 years were recruited through systematic random sampling [‎total 1824]‎. Participants were tested for anti-HEV IgG using ELISA. The overall seroprevalence of HEV was 9.3% [‎95% CI: 8.2%-10.9%]‎. Based on multivariate adjustment, only sex [‎OR = 1.61, 95% CI: 1.13-2.28]‎ and age [‎OR = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.04]‎ emerged as significant risk factors. This intermediate prevalence urges further investigations on HEV infection in the Islamic Republic of IranEN
dc.language.isoenEN
dc.subjectHepatitis EEN
dc.subjectHepatitis E virusEN
dc.subjectSeroepidemiologic StudiesEN
dc.subjectEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEN
dc.subjectCross-Sectional StudiesEN
dc.subject.meshHepatitis EEN
dc.titleSeroprevalence of hepatitis E in Nahavand, Islamic Republic of Iran: a population-based studyEN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 14 (‎1)‎, 157-162, 2008


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