Table 2: Distribution of HBV markers among the cohort in relation to their knowledge of HBV infection & transmission, vaccination, multiple marriages, living in overcrowded conditions, history of rape, blood transfusion and STDs.

Risk Factors	Freq (%)	Sero+ve=11 HBsAg (%)	X² (p-value)	Sero+ve=11 HBsAb (%)	X² (p-value)	Sero+ve=0 HBeAg (%)	Sero+ve=89 HBeAb (%)	X² (p-value)	Sero+ve=133 HBcAb (%)	X² (p-value)
Previous Knowledge of HBV Infection
Yes	2 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	0.15^a (0.69)	1 (9.1)	5.88^a (0.01)*	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2.53^a (0.11)	0 (0.0)	9.54^a (0.05)*
No	158 (98.7)	11 (100.0)		10 (90.9)		0 (0.0)	89 (100.0)		133 (100)
Knowledge of HBV Transmission
Yes	0(0.0)	0 (0.0)	1.40^a (0.23)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)
No	160(100)	11 (100)		11 (100)		0 (0.0)	89 (100)		133 (100)
Vaccination
Yes	2 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	0.26^a (0.63)	1 (9.1)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)
No	158 (98.7)	11 (100)		10 (90.9)		0 (0.0)	89 (100.0)		133 (100)
Rape
Yes	2 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	3.34^a (0.06)	0 (0.0)	0.15^a (0.69)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2.53^a (0.11)	1 (0.8)	1.48^a (0.22)
No	158 (98.7)	11 (100)		11 (100)		0 (0.0)	89 (100)		132 (99.2)
Multiple Marriages
Yes	1 (0.6)	0 (0.0)	0.07^a (0.78)	0 (0.0)	0.07^a (0.78)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.1)	0.80^a (0.37)	1 (0.7)	0.21^a (0.96)
No	159 (99.4)	11 (100)		11 (100)		0 (0.0)	88 (98.8)		132 (99.2)
Living in overcrowded conditions
Yes	30 (18.7)	1 (9.1)	0.72^a (0.39)	4 (36.3)	2.40^a (0.12)	0 (0.0)	19 (21.3)	0.88^a (0.34)	24 (18.1)	0.44^a (0.50)
No	130 (81.3)	10 (90.9)		7 (63.6)		0 (0.0)	70 (78.6)		109 (81.9)
Blood Transfusion
Yes	17 (10.6)	0 (0.0)	1.40^a (0.23)	0 (0.0)	1.40^a (0.23)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0.)	3.34^a (0.06)	0 (0.0)	0.43^a (0.51)
No	143 (89.4)	11 (100.0)		11 (100.0)		0 (0.0)	89 (100.0)		133 (100.0)
History of STI/STD
Yes	3 (1.9)	1 (9.1)	3.34^a (0.06)	0 (0.0)	0.22^a (0.63)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.1)	0.61^a (0.43)	2 (1.5)	0.53^a (0.46)
No	157 (98.1)	10 (90.9)		11 (100)		0 (0.0)	88 (98.8)		131 (98.8)

p-value significant at ≤0.05 and represented with *; p-value insignificant at ≥0.05; confidence interval (CI) at 95%.