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Table 4 Relationship between Hepatitis E preventive practices and HEV infection among participants

From: Hepatitis e prevalence, knowledge, and practice of preventive measures among secondary school adolescents in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

PARAMETER

FREQUENCY (%)

HEPATITIS E

P-VALUE

Yes (%)

No (%)

Hand wash before meals

   

1.000 b

 Sometimes

254 (61.4)

3 (1.2)

251 (98.8)

 

 Always

160 (38.6)

6 (3.8)

154 (96.2)

 

Hand wash after toilet use

   

0.087

 Sometimes

190 (45.9)

7 (3.7)

183 (96.3)

 

 Always

224 (54.1)

2 (0.9)

222 (99.1)

 

Fruit/vegetable wash before consumption

   

0.316 b

 Sometimes

242 (58.5)

7 (2.9)

235 (97.1)

 

 Always

172 (41.5)

2 (1.2)

170 (98.8)

 

Use of common plate

   

0.095 b

 Always

60 (14.5)

3 (5.0)

57 (95.0)

 

 Never

95 (22.9)

6 (2.3)

253 (97.1)

 

 Sometimes

259 (62.6)

0 (0.0)

95 (100.0)

 

Wild game meat consumption

   

0.284 b

 Yes

141 (34.1)

5 (3.6)

136 (96.4)

 

 No

273 (65.9)

4 (1.5)

269 (98.5)

 

Alcohol consumption

   

0.423 b

 Yes

92 (22.2)

3 (3.3)

89 (96.7)

 

 No

322 (77.8)

6 (1.9)

316 (98.1)

 

Intravenous drug use

   

0.084 b

 Yes

4 (1.0)

1 (25.0)

3 (75.0)

 

 No

410 (99.0)

8 (1.9)

402 (98.1)

 

 Total

414 (100.0)

9 (2.2)

405 (97.8)

 
  1. b = Fisher’s Exact value