Table 2.
Distribution of HBV among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic by socio demographic characteristics at Felegehiwot referral hospital, May 2018, (n = 338)
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) | Status of HBV of the mothers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive N (%) | Negative (%) | ||
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–20 | 35 (10.4) | 2 (5.7) | 33 (94.3) |
| 21–25 | 83 (24.6) | 3 (3.6) | 80 (96.4) |
| 26–30 | 152 (45) | 8 (5.3) | 144 (94.7) |
| 31–40 | 68 (20) | 3 (4.4) | 65 (95.6) |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 78 (23.1) | 7 (9.0) | 71 (91.0) |
| Urban | 260 (76.9) | 9 (3.5) | 251 (96.5) |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 296 (87.6) | 13 (4.4) | 283 (95.6) |
| Muslim | 32 (9.5) | 3 (9.4) | 29 (90.6) |
| Protestant | 10 (3) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
| Married | 327 (96.7) | 16 (4.9) | 311 (95.1) |
| Divorced | 10 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Amhara | 316 (93.5) | 16 (5.1) | 300 (94.9 |
| Oromo | 9 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (100) |
| Tigre | 7 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100) |
| Others | 6 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100) |
| Occupation | |||
| House wife | 163 (48.2) | 8 (4.9) | 155 (95.1) |
| Employed | 86 (25.4) | 2 (2.3) | 84 (97.7) |
| Merchant | 57 (16.9) | 1 (1.8) | 56 (98.2) |
| Daily laborers | 26 (7.7) | 5 (19.2) | 21 (80.8) |
| Student | 6 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100) |
| Educational level | |||
| No formal education | 71 (21.0) | 8 (11.3) | 63 (88.7) |
| Primary | 68 (20.1) | 4 (5.9) | 64 (94.1) |
| Secondary | 82 (24.3) | 1 (1.2) | 81 (98.8) |
| College and above | 117 (34.6) | 3 (2.6) | 114 (97.4) |
| Monthly income | |||
| < 1000 ETB | 20 (5.9) | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) |
| 1000–1500 ETB | 32 (9.5) | 3 (9.4) | 29 (90.6) |
| 1501–2300 ETB | 34 (10.1) | 1 (2.9) | 33 (97.1) |
| > 2300 ETB | 252 (74.5) | 11 (4.4) | 241 (95.6) |
| Previous place of birth | |||
| Health facility | 159 (47) | 9 (5.7) | 150 (94.3) |
| Home | 52 (15.4) | 4 (7.7) | 48 (92.3) |
| TBA | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| No birth | 127 (37.6) | 3 (2.4) | 124 (97.6) |
| No pregnancy | |||
| Primigravida | 104 (30.8) | 2 (1.9) | 102 (98.1) |
| Multigravida | 212 (62.7) | 12 (5.7) | 200 (94.3) |
| Grand multigravida | 22 (6.5) | 2 (9.1) | 20 (90.9) |
| HBV vaccination status | |||
| Yes | 17 (5) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (100) |
| No | 321 (95) | 16 (5.0) | 305 (95) |
| Knowledge about way of transmission of HBV | |||
| Yes | 41 (12.1) | 0 (0.0) | 41 (100) |
| No | 297 (87.9) | 16 (5.4) | 281 (94.6) |