Table 1.

Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pregnant women in Gabon (central Africa) by geographical area and age group

Variable	HCV antibodies
	No. positive/no. tested	%	Odds ratio	95% CI
Sentinel site
Port Gentil	0/168	0
Lambaréné	3/331	0.9	0.33	0.1–1.13
Libreville	5/199	2.5	1.29	0.46–3.59
Oyem	3/68	4.4	2.39	0.68–8.37
Franceville	9/181	4.9	3.64	1.49–8.92
Age range (years)
14–20	4/293	1.3	0.57	0.19–1.72
21–25	3/266	1.1	0.46	0.13–1.58
26–30	4/202	1.9	0.94	0.31–2.84
31–35	5/120	4.1	2.4	0.86–6.73
> 35	4/66	6.0	3.5	1.15–10.94
All	20/947	2.1