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Prevalence of HBsAg carriage according to ethnicity
| Ethnicity | N | HBsAg positive | Percent HBsAg positive (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haitians | 517 | 13 | 2.5 (1.4–4.1) |
| Creoles | 448 | 5 | 1.1 (0.4–2.4) |
| Maroons | 429 | 9 | 2.1 (1.0–3.8) |
| Brazilians | 351 | 1 | 0.2 (0.0–1.3) |
| Asians | 46 | 5 | 11.0 (4.1–22.4) |
| Amerindians | 141 | 1 | 0.7 (0.0–3.4) |
| Caucasians | 77 | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–3.8) |
| Others | 338 | 2 | 0.6 (0.1–1.9) |
| Total | 2,347 | 1.5 (1.1–2.1) |
