Table 1.
Hepatitis B virus infection (current and exposed), HBV vaccination like profile, and susceptibility by demographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics among Afro-descendants in Central Brazil, 2015–2016.
| Variables | Total no. (%) | Current infected no. (%) | Exposed no. (%) | Vaccination like profile no. (%) | Susceptible no. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 331 (100) | 18 (5.4) | 82 (24.8) | 144 (43.5) | 87 (26.3) |
| Community | |||||
| SB | 124 (37.5) | 6 (4.9) | 21 (16.9) | 49 (39.5) | 48 (38.7) |
| FD | 207 (62.5) | 12 (5.8) | 61 (29.5) | 95 (45.9) | 39 (18.8) |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 190 (57.4) | 4 (2.1) | 46 (24.2) | 94 (49.5) | 46 (24.2) |
| Male | 141 (42.6) | 14 (9.9) | 36 (25.5) | 50 (35.5) | 41 (29.1) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 1–10 | 43 (13.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | 26 (60.5) | 16 (37.2) |
| 11–20 | 58 (17.5) | 2 (3.4) | 4 (6.9) | 36 (62.1) | 16 (27.6) |
| 21–30 | 51 (15.4) | 4 (7.8) | 4 (7.8) | 40 (78.5) | 3 (5.9) |
| 31–40 | 48 (14.5) | 5 (10.4) | 11 (22.9) | 16 (33.3) | 16 (33.3) |
| 41–50 | 51 (15.4) | 2 (3.9) | 25 (49.0) | 8 (15.7) | 16 (31.4) |
| 51–60 | 43 (13.0) | 1 (2.3) | 18 (41.9) | 12 (27.9) | 12 (27.9) |
| > 60 | 37 (11.2) | 4 (10.8) | 19 (51.4) | 6 (16.2) | 8 (21.6) |
| Educational level (years) | |||||
| ≥ 10 | 81 (24.5) | 8 (9.9) | 10 (12.3) | 48 (59.3) | 15 (18.5) |
| 1–9 | 224 (67.7) | 9 (4.0) | 63 (28.1) | 86 (38.4) | 66 (29.5) |
| 0 | 26 (7.8) | 1 (3.9) | 9 (34.6) | 10 (38.4) | 6 (23.1) |
| Monthly incomea | |||||
| <1 minimum wages | 101 (30.6) | 2 (1.9) | 24 (23.8) | 51 (50.5) | 24 (23.8) |
| 1–3 minimum wages | 211 (63.9) | 16 (7.6) | 52 (24.6) | 90 (42.7) | 53 (25.1) |
| >3 minimum wages | 18 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) | 9 (50.0) |
| History of a family member HBV-infecteda | |||||
| No | 216 (69.5) | 5 (2.3) | 44 (20.4) | 105 (48.6) | 62 (28.7) |
| Yes | 95 (30.5) | 12 (12.6) | 29 (30.6) | 31 (32.6) | 23 (24.2) |
| STI historyb | |||||
| No | 219 (90.1) | 17 (7.8) | 64 (29.2) | 84 (38.4) | 54 (24.6) |
| Yes | 24 (9.9) | 1 (4.2) | 7 (29.2) | 10 (41.6) | 6 (25.0) |
| Self-reported hepatitis B vaccinationa | |||||
| Not vaccinated | 64 (24.2) | 2 (3.1) | 17 (26.6) | 25 (39.0) | 20 (31.3) |
| Vaccinated | 200 (75.8) | 13 (6.5) | 50 (25.0) | 93 (46.5) | 44 (22.0) |
aThe total represents the number of individuals who answered the question. bThe total represents the number of individuals ≥13 years old who answered the question.