[The prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies in pregnant women and blood donors in Bénin].

In order to precise if the hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a potentially important infection for public health in Benin, the authors have studied the seroprevalence rate of this virus in august 1991, among two groups of population in Cotonou: 349 donors of blood (including 321 males); mean of ages: 28.7 y.-o.