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

Table 2

Seroprevalence of HBsAg and anti HCV antibody with risk factors 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 (%)
			Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
Hospitalization with IV medication	Yes	17 (13.7)	5 (29.4)	12 (70.6)	1 (5.9)	16 (94.1)	6 (35.3)	11 (64.7)
	No	117 (86.3)	5 (4.7)	102 (95.3)	3 (2.8)	104 (97.2)	8 (7.5)	99 (92.5)
Surgical procedures	Yes	22 (17.7)	4 (18.2)	18 (81.8)	1 (4.5)	21 (95.5)	5 (22.7)	17 (77.3)
	No	102 (87.3)	6 (5.9)	96 (94.1)	3 (2.9)	99 (97.1)	9 (8.8)	93 (91.2)
Abortion history	Yes	15 (12.1)	4 (26.9)	11 (73.3)	2 (13.3)	13 (86.7)	6 (40)	9 (60)
	No	109 (87.9)	6 (5.5)	103 (94.5)	2 (1.8)	107 (98.2)	8 (7.3)	101 (92.7)
History of blood transfusion	Yes	6 (4.8)	3 (50)	3 (50)	1 (16.7)	5 (83.3)	4 (66.7)	2 (33.3)
	No	118 (95.2)	7 (5.9)	111 (94.1)	3 (2.5)	115 (97.5)	10 (8.5)	108 (91.5)
Multi sexual partner	Yes	15 (12.1)	5 (33.3)	10 (66.7)	3 (20.0)	12 (80)	8 (53.3)	7 (46.7)
	No	109 (87.9)	5 (4.6)	104 (95.4)	1 (0.9)	108 (99.1)	6 (5.5)	103 (94.5)
Condom usage	No	111 (89.5)	6 (5.4)	105 (94.6)	2 (1.8)	109 (98.2)	103 (92.8)	8 (7.2)
	Yes	13 (10.5)	4 (30.8)	9 (69.2)	2 (15.4)	11 (84.6)	6 (46.2)	7 (53.8)
Sharing of sharp materials	Yes	74 (59.7)	6 (8.1)	68 (91.9)	3 (4.1)	71 (95.9)	9 (12.2)	65 (87.8)
	No	50 (40.3)	4 (8)	46 (92)	1 (2)	49 (98)	5 (10)	45 (90)
Ear and nose piercing	Yes	61 (49.2)	4 (6.6)	57 (93.4)	3 (4.9)	58 (95.1)	7 (11.4)	54 (88.6)
	No	63 (50.8)	6 (9.5)	57 (90.5)	1 (1.6)	62 (98.4)	7 (11.1)	56 (88.9)
Drinking of alcohol	Yes	29 (23.4)	4 (13.8)	25 (86.2)	3 (10.3)	20 (89.7)	7 (24.1)	22 (75.9)
	No	95 (76.6)	6 (6.3)	89 (93.7)	1 (1.1)	94 (98.9)	7 (7.4)	88 (92.6)