BioMed Research International

Research Article

High Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Borumeda General Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Seroprevalence of HBV and HCV with sociodemographic characteristics among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Borumeda General Hospital from April to May, 2020 ().


Variables	Categories	Total Frequency (%)	HBV Frequency (%)		HCV Frequency (%)		HBV or HCV Frequency (%)
Variables	Categories	Total Frequency (%)	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative

Age (years)	15-25	72 (58.1)	6 (8.3)	66 (91.7)	3 (4.2)	69 (95.8)	9 (12.5)	63 (87.5)
Age (years)	26 & above	52 (41.9)	4 (7.7)	48 (92.3)	1 (1.9)	51 (98.1)	5 (9.6)	47 (90.4)

Residence	Urban	72 (58.1)	6 (8.3)	66 (91.7)	1 (1.4)	71 (98.6)	7 (9.7)	65 (90.3)
Residence	Rural	52 (41.9)	4 (7.7)	48 (92.3)	3 (5.8)	49 (94.2)	7 (13.5)	45 (86.5)

Marital status	Married	114 (91.9)	8 (7.0)	106 (93.0)	3 (2.6)	111 (97.4)	11 (9.6)	103 (90.4)
Marital status	Single	10 (8.1)	2 (20)	8 (80)	1 (10)	9 (90)	3 (30)	7 (70)

Educational status	Secondary & above	27 (21.8)	3 (11.1)	24 (88.9)	1 (3.7)	82 (98.8)	4 (14.8)	23 (85.2)
	1-8	51 (41.1)	3 (5.9)	48 (94.1)	1 (2.0)	50 (98)	4 (7.8)	47 (92.2)
	Read & write	23 (18.5)	1 (4.3)	22 (95.7)	1 (4.3)	22 (95.7)	2 (8.7)	21 (91.3)
	Illiterate	23 (18.5)	3 (13)	20 (87)	1 (4.3)	22 (95.7)	4 (17.4)	19 (82.6)

Occupational status	Gov. employed	19 (15.3)	3 (15.8)	16 (84.2)	1 (5.3)	18 (94.7)	4 (21.1)	15 (78.9)
	Merchant	10 (8.1)	2 (20)	8 (80)	1 (10)	9 (90)	3 (30)	7 (70)
	Student	12 (9.7)	1 (8.3)	11 (91.7)	1 (8.3)	11 (91.7)	2 (16.7)	10 (83.3)
	House wife	83 (66.9)	4 (4.8)	79 (95.2)	1 (1.2)	82 (98.8)	5 (6)	78 (94)

Trimester	3^rd	33 (26.6)	3 (9.1)	30 (90.9)	0 (0.00)	33 (100)	4 (11.8)	30 (88.2)
	2^nd	44 (35.5)	2 (4.5)	42 (95.5)	0 (0.00)	44 (100)	3 (6.7)	42 (93.3)
	1^st	47 (37.9)	5 (10.6)	42 (89.4)	4 (8.5)	43 (91.5)	7 (15.6)	38 (84.4)

Gravidity	Primigravida	72 (58.1)	4 (5.6)	68 (94.4)	2 (2.8)	69 (97.2)	6 (8.5)	65 (91.5)
Gravidity	Multigravida	52 (41.9)	6 (11.5)	46 (88.5)	2 (1.9)	51 (96.2)	8 (15.1)	45 (84.9)

Previous place of delivery	No birth	70 (56.5)	4 (5.7)	66 (94.3)	2 (2.9)	68 (97.1)	6 (8.6)	64 (91.4)
	Health institution	33 (26.6)	3 (9.1)	30 (90.9)	1 (3)	32 (97)	4 (12.1)	29 (87.9)
	Home	21 (16.9)	3 (14.3)	18,(85.7)	1 (4.8)	20 (95.2)	4 (19)	17 (81)