Research Article
Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana
Table 1
Association between sociodemographic factors and seroprevalence of HBsAg.
| | Parameters | HBsAg positive | HBsAg negative | OR (95% CI) | value |
| | | 7 (3.29) | 206 (96.71) | | | | Age | | | | | | <20 | † | 15 (100.00) | 1 | <0.001 | | 20-29 | † | 135 (100.00) | 0.11 (0.00–5.97) | | | 35-39 | 5 (9.09) | 50 (90.90) | 3.38 (0.18–64.54) | | | ≥40 | 2 (25.00) | 6 (75.00) | 11.92 (0.5–284.30) | | | Residence | | | | | | Rural | 6 (3.16) | 184 (96.84) | 1.79 (0.21–15.22) | 0.751 | | Urban | 1 (4.35) | 22 (95.65) | 1 | | | Educational status | | | | | | None | 1 (3.13) | 31 (96.88) | 2.24 (0.08–57.43) | 0.618 | | Basic | 3 (2.86) | 102 (97.14) | 1.60 (0.08–32.14) | | | Secondary | 3 (5.66) | 50 (94.34) | 3.26 (0.16–65.64) | | | Tertiary | † | 23 (100.00) | 1 | | | Occupation | | | | | | None | † | 63 (100.00) | 0.35 (0.01–18.39) | 0.090 | | Formal | † | 22 (100.00) | 1 | | | Informal | 7 (5.47) | 121 (94.53) | 2.78 (0.15–50.38) | | | Marital status | | | | | | Single | † | 26 (100.00) | 1 | 0.071 | | Married | 7 (5.69) | 116 (94.31) | 3.41 (0.19–61.62) | | | Cohabiting | † | 64 (100.00) | 0.41 (0.01–21.25) | | | Religion | | | | | | Christian | 7 (3.54) | 191 (96.46) | 1 | 0.760 | | Muslim | † | 13 (100.00) | 0.95 (0.05–17.46) | | | Traditional | † | 2 (100.00) | 5.11 (0.23–115.98) | | | Parity | | | | | | Primiparous | † | 72 (100.00) | 1 | 0.062 | | Multiparous | 5 (4.13) | 116 (95.87) | 6.85 (0.37–125.65) | | | Grand multiparous | 2 (10.00) | 18 (90.00) | 19.59 (0.90–425.94) | | | Gestational period | | | | | | 1st trimester | † | 33 (100.00) | 1 | 0.458 | | 2nd trimester | 3 (3.26) | 89 (96.74) | 2.62 (0.13–52.09) | | | 3rd trimester | 4 (4.55) | 84 (95.45) | 3.57 (0.19–68.11) | |
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Data is presented as figure and percentage in parentheses. †No positive case recorded. value significant at <0.05. |
