Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014
Dispatch
Pork Consumption and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus,Thailand, 2007–2008
Siriphan Gonwong
, Thippawan Chuenchitra, Patchariya Khantapura, Dilara Islam, Narongrid Sirisopana, and Carl J. Mason
, Thippawan Chuenchitra, Patchariya Khantapura, Dilara Islam, Narongrid Sirisopana, and Carl J. Mason
Table1
Univariate analysis results of demographic variables associated with hepatitis E IgG seroprevalence in young Thai men, 2007–2008.
| Demographic characteristics |
Study subjects, no. (%)* |
Hepatitis E IgG seroprevalence, % (95% CI) |
| Total |
7,760 (100) |
14 (13–15) |
| Age group, y† | ||
| 18–20 | 1,164 (15) | 18 (15–20) |
| 21 | 5,359 (70) | 13 (12–14) |
| 22–30 |
1,150 (15) |
14 (12–16) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 6,067 (80) | 14 (13–15) |
| Married |
1,509 (20) |
14 (12–16) |
| Education level | ||
| Primary school or less | 2,121 (27) | 14 (12–15) |
| Middle school | 2,641 (34) | 14 (13–15) |
| Senior high school and vocational | 1,920 (25) | 14 (12–15) |
| Diploma and high vocational | 756 (10) | 13 (10–15) |
| Bachelor’s degree |
305 (4) |
15 (11–19) |
| Residential area | ||
| Urban | 2,503 (39) | 14 (13–16) |
| Rural | 3,896 (61) | 13 (12–14) |
*Number in each demographic characteristic does not add to the total number of study subjects because of missing data; the number of study subjects with data missing for age group, marital status, education level, and residential area are 87, 184, 17, and 1,361, respectively. Study subjects include all social/religious groups.
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