Hepatitis B Knowledge, Testing, and Vaccination History among Undergraduate Public Health Students in Ghana

Table 1

Characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	153	67.7
Female	73	32.3
Age (in years)
<20	30	13.3
20 - 29	160	70.8
30+	36	15.9
Level of study
1st year	57	25.2
2nd year	66	29.2
3rd year	59	26.1
4th year	44	19.5
Program of study
Disease control	96	42.5
Health promotion	18	8.0
Public health general	4	1.8
Environmental health	11	4.9
Health information	40	17.7
Public Health Nutrition	57	25.2
Religious affiliation
Christian	214	94.7
Muslim	8	3.5
Traditional	4	1.8
Marital status
Married/co-habiting	31	13.7
Never married	195	86.3
Type of student
Top-up	52	23.0
Regular	174	77.0
Permanent residential status
Urban	181	80.1
Rural	45	19.9
Source of funding for education
Self	43	19.0
Parents	163	72.1
Husband/wife	5	2.2
Other relative(s)	15	6.6