Research Article
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Associated Factors among Health Professionals in University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
The prevalence of HBV among health professionals by sociodemographic variables at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015.
| | Variables | HBV serostatus | Total | Chi square test (corrected) | | Yes | No | P-value | | Frequency () | Frequency () | Frequency () | |
| | Sex | | | | |
| | Male | 13(6.57) | 185(93.43) | 198 (59.6) | 0.0299 |
| | Female | 2(1.49) | 132(98.51) | 134 (40.4) | |
| | Age (Years) | | | | |
| | <=25 | 3(2.8) | 104(97.2) | 107 (32.2) | 0.5688 |
| | 26-30 | 10(5.5) | 172(94.5) | 182 (54.8) | |
| | >30 | 2(4.65) | 41(95.35) | 43 (13.0) | |
| | Marital status | | | | |
| | unmarried | 12(5.3) | 214(94.7) | 226 (68.07) | 0.312 |
| | Married | 3(2.8) | 103(97.2) | 106 (31.93) | |
| | Profession | | | | |
| | Physician | 3(5.0) | 57(95.0) | 60 (18.1) | 0.3499 |
| | Clinical nurse | 8(4.3) | 178(95.7) | 186 (56.0) | |
| | Midwife | 0 (0.0) | 27(100.0) | 27 (8.1) | |
| | Laboratory Technician | 2(4.44) | 43(95.56) | 45 (13.6) | |
| | Anesthetist | 2(14.3) | 12(85.7) | 14 (4.2) | |
| | Work experience | | | | |
| | < = 2 years | 3(3.03) | 96(96.97) | 99 (29.8) | 0.3964 |
| | >2 years | 12(5.15) | 221(94.85) | 233 (70.2) | |
| | Department | | | | |
| | Internal medicine | 3(4.55) | 63(95.45) | 66 (19.88) | 0.624 |
| | Surgery | 8(6.06) | 124(93.94) | 132 (39.76) | |
| | Obstetrics and Gynecology | 0(0.0) | 39(100.0) | 39 (11.7) | |
| | Pediatrics | 2(4.0) | 48(96.0) | 50 (15.1) | |
| | Laboratory | 2(4.44) | 43(95.56) | 45 (13.6) | |
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