Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of military personnel and sero-prevalence of HBV and HCV at Bahir Dar armed force general hospital, 2015
| Variable | Total n (%) | HBV | HCV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 41 (10.2) | 2 (4.9) | 39 (95.1) | 0 | 41 (100) |
| Male | 362 (89.8) | 15 (4.2) | 347 (95.8) | 1 (0.3) | 361 (99.7) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 20–29 | 160 (39.7) | 3 (1.9) | 157 (98.1) | 0 | 160 (100) |
| 30–39 | 172 (42.6) | 6 (3.5) | 166 (96.5) | 0 | 172 (100) |
| 40+ | 71 (17.6) | 8 (11.3) | 63 (88.7) | 1 (1.4) | 70 (98.5) |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 319 (79.2) | 12 (3.8) | 307 (96.2) | 1 (0.3) | 318 (99.7) |
| Rural | 84 (20.8) | 5 (6.0) | 79 (94.0) | 0 | 84 (100) |
| Educational status | |||||
| Elementary | 26 (6.5) | 0 | 26 (100) | 0 | 26 (100) |
| High school | 183 (45.4) | 11 (6) | 172 (93.9) | 1 (0.5) | 182 (99.5) |
| Collage+ | 194 (48.1) | 6 (3.1) | 188 (96.9) | 0 | 194 (100) |
| Religion | |||||
| Orthodox | 325 (80.6) | 14 (4.3) | 311(95.7) | 1 (0.3) | 324 (99.7) |
| Muslim | 42 (10.4) | 2 (4.8) | 40 (95.2) | 0 | 42 (100) |
| Others | 36 (8.9) | 1 (2.8) | 35 (97.2) | 0 | 36 (100) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 178 (44.2) | 5 (2.8) | 173 (97.2) | 0 | 178 (100) |
| Married | 215 (53.3) | 12 (5.6) | 203 (94.4) | 1 (0.5) | 214 (99.5) |
| Widowed | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 | 2 (100) |
| Divorced | 8 (2.0) | 0 | 8 (100) | 0 | 8 (100) |
| Work experience (year) | |||||
| <10 | 179 (44.4) | 5 (2.8) | 174 (97.2) | 0 | 179 (100) |
| 10–20 | 183 (45.4) | 10 (5.5) | 173 (94.5) | 1 (0.5) | 182 (99.5) |
| 20+ | 41(10.2) | 2 (4.9) | 39 (95.1) | 0 | 41 (100) |