Table 1: Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Keffi with respect to risk factors studied.
Risk factor |
Number Tested |
Number Positive (%) |
Chi square |
P value |
Age (Years) < 20 21-30 31-40 41-50 < 51 |
76 162 101 43 18 |
5 (6.6) 12 (7.4) 3 (3.0) 1 (2.3) 1 (5.6) |
3.0599 |
0.5478 |
Marital status Single Married Divorced |
150 190 60 |
8 (5.3) 7 (3.7) 7 (11.7) |
4.8208 |
0.0897 |
Educational status Primary Secondary Tertiary Non-formal |
64 154 86 96 |
5 (7.8) 5 (3.2) 3 (3.5) 9 (9.4) |
4.9617 |
0.1745 |
Locality Urban Rural |
145 255 |
10 (6.9) 12 (4.7) |
0.7603 |
0.3832 |
Occupations Students Civil servants Traders Artisans Farmers Unemployed |
43 58 67 81 63 88 |
4 (9.3) 2 (3.4) 4 (6.0) 3 (3.7) 5 (7.9) 4 (4.5) |
2.7163 |
0.7436 |
History of Blood Transfusion Yes No |
80 320 |
6 (7.5) 16 (5.0) |
0.6798 |
0.4096 |
Tribal Marks Yes No |
140 260 |
4 (2.9) 18 (6.9) |
2.6239 |
0.1052 |
Types of Family Monogamous Polygamous |
150 250 |
8 (5.3) 14 (5.6) |
0.0115 |
0.9146 |
Parity 1st Trimester 2nd Trimester 3rd Trimester |
170 150 80 |
10 (5.9) 4 (2.7) 8 (10.0) |
4.8529 |
0.0882 |
Self-Manicure Yes No |
180 220 |
12 (6.7) 10 (4.5) |
0.7662 |
0.3813 |
Self-Pedicure Yes No |
180 220 |
14 (7.8) 8 (3.6) |
2.9160 |
0.0876 |
Total |
400 |
22 (5.5) |
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