Table 1: Distribution of HBV seromarkers among pregnant women with difference sociodemographic background in the study area.
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Socio Demographic Factors |
Freq (%) |
Sero+ve= 11 HBsAg (%) |
X2 (p-value) |
Sero+ve= 11 HBsAb (%) |
X2(pvalue) |
Sero+ve=0 HBeAg (%) |
Sero+ve= 89 HBeAb (%) |
X2 (pvalue) |
Sero+ve= 133 HBcAb (%) |
X2 (pvalue) |
|
Age Range |
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|
20-19 |
45 (28.1) |
3 (27.3) |
2 (18.2) |
0 (0.0) |
26 (29.2) |
41 (30.8) |
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|
20-29 |
86 (53.8) |
6 (54.5) |
9 (81.8) |
0 (0.0) |
50 (56.2) |
65 (48.9) |
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|
30-39 |
23 (14.4) |
2 (18.2) |
0.56a (0.90) |
0 (0.0) |
4.28a (0.23) |
0 (0.0) |
11 (12.4) |
2.08a (0.56) |
21 (15.8) |
3.39a (0.33) |
|
40-49 |
6 (3.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (2.2) |
6 (4.5) |
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|
50-59 |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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|
Education |
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|
No Formal Education |
49 (30.6) |
2 (18.2) |
2 (18.2) |
0 (0.0) |
22 (24.7) |
46 (34.6) |
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|
Primary |
29 (18.1) |
4 (36.4) |
1 (9.1) |
0 (0.0) |
16 (18.0) |
23 (17.3) |
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|
Secondary |
26 (16.3) |
2 (18.2) |
3.13a (0.53) |
2 (18.2) |
3.01a (0.55) |
0 (0.0) |
14 (15.7) |
6.17a (0.18) |
17 (12.8) |
11.16a (0.02)* |
|
Tertiary |
3 (1.9) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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|
Quranic only |
53 (33.1) |
3 (27.3) |
6 (54.5) |
0 (0.0) |
37 (41.6) |
47 (35.3) |
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|
Socio-Economic Status |
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|
Poor |
78 (48.8) |
3 (27.3) |
2 (18.2) |
0 (0.0) |
36 (40.4) |
70 (52.6) |
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|
Middle class |
82 (51.3) |
8 (72.7) |
2.18a (0.14) |
9 (81.8) |
4.41a (0.03)* |
0 (0.0) |
53 (59.6) |
5.53a (0.01)* |
63 (42.4) |
3.74a (0.05)* |
|
Rich |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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|
Family Type |
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|
Monogamous |
107 (66.9) |
8 (72.7) |
0.18a (0.66) |
7 (63.6) |
0.05a (0.81) |
0 (0.0) |
61 (68.5) |
0.25a (0.61) |
85 (63.9) |
5.43a (0.02)* |
|
Polygamous |
53 (33.1) |
3 (27.3) |
4 (36.4) |
0 (0.0) |
28 (31.5) |
48 (36.1) |
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|
Marital Status |
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|
Single |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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Married |
160 (100) |
11 (100) |
11 (100) |
0 (0.0) |
89 (100) |
133 (100) |
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|
Divorced/ Seperated |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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|
Widow |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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|
Occupation |
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|
Housewife |
121 (75.6) |
6 (54.5) |
7 (63.6) |
0 (0.0) |
61 (68.5) |
102 (76.7) |
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|
Trader |
37 (23.1) |
5 (45.5) |
4 (36.4) |
0 (0.0) |
27 (30.3) |
30 (22.6) |
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|
Professional |
1 (6.0) |
0 (0.0) |
3.38a (0.33) |
0 (0.0) |
1.26a (0.73) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
9.86a (0.02)* |
0 (0.0) |
4.97a (0.17) |
|
Farmer |
1 (6.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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|
Others |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
0 (0.0) |
|
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.2) |
|
1 (0.8) |
|
p-value significant at ≤0.05 and represented with *; p-value insignificant at ≥0.05; confidence interval (CI) at 95%.
Note: Poor=living on ≤US$1.25/day, Middle class=living on ≤US$2-13US$/day, Rich= living on ˃US$13/day [20].