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Table 1 HBV positivity by sex and age among 273 donors in rural regions of four prefectures of the Central African Republic

From: Cross-sectional study of hepatitis B virus infection in rural communities, Central African Republic

Age (years)

Male

Female

Total

 

n positive (Total)

% of *HBV+ (95% CI)

n positive (Total)

% of *HBV+ (95% CI)

n positive (Total)

% *HBV+(95% CI)

0–15

5 (29)

17.8 (3.5–31.0)

5 (28)

17.8 (3.7–32.0)

10 (57)

17.5 (8.4–32.3)

16–25

18 (40)

45.0 (29.6–60.4)

20 (58)

34.5 (22.2–46.7)

38 (98)

38.8 (27.4–53.2)

> 25

8 (31)

25.8 (10.4–41.2)

18 (87)

20.7 (12.2–29.2)

26 (18)

22.0 (14.4–32.3)

All

31 (100)

31.0 (21.1–44.0)

43 (173)

25.0 (18.0–33.5)

74 (273)

27.1** (21.3–34.0)

  1. *At least one marker (HBsAg or anti-HBc antibody).
  2. **The estimated population prevalence after taking into account the gender and age group distribution of the CAR is 24.2%.