International Journal of Microbiology / 2023 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Seroprevalence and Associated Factors of HBV and HCV among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Table 3 HBV and HCV seroprevalence in relation to sociodemographic characteristics.
Variables Category HBV status HCV status Pos, N (%) Neg, N (%) valuePos N (%) Neg N (%) valueAge category 15–19 1 (1.8) 38 (10.4) 0.012 0 (0) 39 (9.3) 0.763 20–24 13 (23.6) 115 (31.3) 1 (50) 127 (30.2) 25–29 23 (41.8) 138 (37.6) 0 (0) 161 (38.3) 30–34 12 (21.8) 60 (16.3) 1 (50%) 71 (16.9) 35–39 5 (9.1) 16 (4.4) 0 (0) 21 (5.0) 40–44 1 (1.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.2) Religion Orthodox 46 (83.6) 330 (89.9) 0.163 2 (100%) 374 (89.0) 0.62 Muslim 9 (16.4) 37 (10.1) 0 (0) 46 (11.0) Residence Urban 29 (52.7) 223 (60.8) 0.26 0 (0) 252 (60) 0.084 Rural 26 (47.3) 144 (39.2) 2 (100) 168 (40) Marital status Married 50 (90.9) 356 (97.0) 0.009 2 (100) 404 (96.2) 0.96 Single 1 (1.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.2) Divorced 4 (7.3) 11 (3.0) 0 (0) 15 (3.6) Educational status Unable to read and write 11 (20.0) 53 (14.4) 0.292 0 (0) 64 (15.2) 0.001 Only read and write 14 (25.5) 68 (18.5) 0 (0) 82 (19.5) Primary school 5 (9.1) 67 (18.3) 0 (0) 72 (17.1) Secondary school 4 (7.3%) 34 (9.3) 2 (100) 36 (8.6) Preparatory 11 (20.0) 56 (15.3) 0 (0) 67 (16.0) College and above 10 (18.2) 89 (24.3) 0 (0) 99 (23.6) Occupational status Governmental employee 7 (12.7) 50 (13.6) 0.544 0 (0) 57 (13.6) 0.865 Housewife 13 (23.6) 73 (19.9) 0 (0) 86 (20.5) Merchant 13 (23.6) 99 (27.0) 1 (50) 111 (26.4) Farmer 22 (40.0) 130 (35.4) 1 (50) 151 (36.0) Other 0 (0) 15 (4.1) 0 (0) 15 (3.6) Gestational age First trimester 13 (8.6) 139 (91.4) 0.121 1 (50) 151 (36.0) 0.734 Second trimester 27 (15.7) 145 (84.3) 1 (50) 171 (40.7) Third trimester 15 (15.3) 83 (84.7) 0 (0) 98 (23.3) Gravida Primigravida 28 (13.8) 175 (86.2) 0.655 1 (50) 202 (48.1) 0.96 Multigravida 27 (12.3) 192 (87.7) 1 (50) 218 (51.9)