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. 2023 Dec 2;16:358. doi: 10.1186/s13104-023-06624-4

Table 2.

Socio-demographic factors and the prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus infection among SHS students

Variables HBV- No.(%) HBV + No.(%) Pearson Chi2
/Fisher exact
P-value
Age ** 8.7904 * 0.032
15–20 238(87.8%) 33(12.2%)
21–25 19(70.4%) 8(29.6%)
> 25 1(50%) 1(50%)
Sex 10.28 * 0.001
Male 141(80.6%) 34(19.4%)
Female 117(93.6%) 8(6.4%)
Marital Status 1.1668 a0.558
Single/Never Married 251(85.7%) 42(14.3%)
Married 3(1.2%) 0(0%)
Separated/Divorced 4(1.6%) 0(0%)
Residential Status 0.2782 0.598
On Campus 52(88.1%) 7(11.9%)
Off Campus 206(85.5%) 35(14.5%)
Religious Affiliation 3.8344 a0.147
Christians 231(85.6%) 39(14.4%)
Moslems 23(95.8%) 1(4.2%)
Traditionalist 4(66.7%) 2(33.3%)
Institution 0.172 1.8612
Nchumuruman SHS 208(87.4%) 30(12.6%)
St. Theresa’s Vocational Institute 50(80.6%) 12(19.4%)

a=Fisher exact, *Statistical significance, p < 0.05