Table 2.
Distribution of HBsAg Seroprevalence with Socio-Demographic Characteristics in Southwest Ethiopia
| Variables | HBsAg Seroprevalence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative N (%) | Positive N (%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 249 (44.7) | 27 (49.1) |
| Female | 308 (55.3) | 28 (50.9) | |
| Residence | Urban | 156 (28.0) | 19 (34.5) |
| Rural | 401 (72.0) | 36 (65.5) | |
| Age | 18–24 | 83 (14.9) | 2 (3.6) |
| 25–34 | 283 (50.8) | 27 (49.1) | |
| 35–44 | 167 (30.0) | 21 (38.2) | |
| ≥45 | 24 (4.3) | 5 (9.1) | |
| Marital status | Married | 373 (67.0) | 20 (36.4) |
| Single | 92 (16.5) | 10 (18.2) | |
| Separated | 71 (12.7) | 3 (5.5) | |
| Divorced | 11 (2.0) | 19 (34.5) | |
| Widowed | 10 (1.8) | 3 (5.5) | |
| Educational status | Unable to write and read | 231 (41.5) | 30 (54.5) |
| Able to read and write | 70 (12.6) | 17 (30.9) | |
| Primary | 90 (16.2) | 5 (9.1) | |
| Secondary | 133 (23.9) | 3 (5.5) | |
| Certificate | 13 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Diploma and above | 20 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Occupational status | Farmer | 162 (29.1) | 17 (30.9) |
| Housewife | 279 (50.1) | 14 (25.5) | |
| Merchant | 63 (11.3) | 8 (14.5) | |
| Student | 15 (2.7) | 2 (3.6) | |
| Daily worker | 6 (1.1) | 14 (25.5) | |
| Gov’t employee | 32 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Family size | <2 | 28 (5.0) | 3 (5.5) |
| 2–3 | 18 (3.2) | 12 (21.8) | |
| 4–5 | 393 (70.6) | 19 (34.5) | |
| >5 | 118 (21.2) | 21 (38.2) | |
| Total | 557 | 55 | |