Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among Febrile Patients in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria

Table 2

Distribution of HBsAg in relation to patients’ sociodemographic characteristics.

Variable	No. tested	No. positive (%)	value
Age range
3–23	74	1 (1.35)	0.01
24–44	91	14 (15.38)
45–65	25	2 (8.00)
66–86	10	0 (0.00)
Gender
Male	101	11 (10.89)	0.22
Female	99	6 (6.06)
Marital status
Single	97	4 (4.12)	0.03
Married	103	13 (12.62)
Divorced	0	0 (0.00)
Occupation
Business men/women	28	8 (28.57)	0.01
Students	95	2 (2.11)
Housewives	34	5 (14.71)
Civil servants	29	1 (3.45)
Farmers	7	1 (14.29)
Unemployed	7	0 (0.00)