Table 2.
Prevalence of HBV and HCV with ELISA among study participants in Gambella, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 453)
| Variables | HBsAg | Anti-HCV | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (%) | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | |||
| Sex | Female | 25 (6.8) | 345 (93.2) | 5 (1.4) | 365 (98.6) | 370 |
| Male | 8 (9.6) | 75 (90.4) | 4 (4.8) | 79 (95.2) | 83 | |
| Age category | 18–29 | 15 (6.5) | 216 (93.5) | 5 (2.2) | 226 (97.8) | 231 |
| 30–41 | 13 (12.1) | 94 (87.9) | 3 (2.8) | 104 (97.2) | 107 | |
| > 41 | 5 (4.3) | 110 (95.7) | 1 (0.01) | 114 (99.99) | 115 | |
| Marital status | Single | 1 (4.0) | 24 (96.0) | 0 (0) | 25 (100) | 25 |
| Married | 29 (7.7) | 350 (92.3) | 9 (2.4) | 370 (97.6) | 379 | |
| Divorced | 1 (4.5) | 21 (95.5) | 0 (0) | 22 (100) | 22 | |
| Widowed | 2 (7.4) | 25 (92.6) | 0 (0) | 27 (100) | 27 | |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 7 (4.2) | 158 (95.8) | 4 (2.4) | 161 (97.6) | 165 |
| Elementary | 20 (12.0) | 146 (88.0) | 5 (3.0) | 161 (97.0) | 166 | |
| High school | 5 (4.8) | 99 (95.2) | 0 (0) | 104 (100) | 104 | |
| University | 1 (5.6) | 17 (94.4) | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | 18 | |
HBsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen, ELISA Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay, HCV Hepatitis C virus