Sero-prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis E virus infection among pregnant women in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana.

Dorcas Obiri-YeboahYaw Asante AwukuJoseph AduFaustina PappoeEvans ObbohPaul NsiahDaniel Amoako-SakyiJacques Simpore

Published in: PloS one (2018)

HEV sero-prevalence among pregnant women in the Cape Coast Metropolis is high enough to deserve more attention than it has received so far. It is therefore important to conduct further research on the potential impact on maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in Ghana.

Keyphrases

south africa
risk factors
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cardiovascular disease
risk assessment
pregnant women
climate change
body mass index