Antihepatitis B Surface Antigen and Hepatitis C Antibodies among Pregnant Women in an Urban Area of Mwanza City, Tanzania

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 339 pregnant women attending Makongoro antenatal clinic.

Participant characteristics	Number	Percent/Mean/Median
Age	339	25.6±5.8
Gestation	339	23 (IQR:14-28)
Marital status
Married	309	91.5
Unmarried	30	8.5
HIV status
Negative	281	82.8
Positive	10	2.9
Unknown	48	14.2
Education level
None/primary	218	64.3
Secondary	95	28.2
Tertiary	26	7.7
Gravidity
Prime gravida	115	34.0
Gravida 2,3,4	186	54.9
Gravida >5	38	11.2
Anti-HBs Negative	254	74.93%
Anti-HBs Positive	85	25.07%
Titres
10-100IU/ml	63	18.58%
100-200IU/ml	10	2.95%
>200IU/ml	12	3.54%