Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline characteristics and prevalence of HBsAg and HCVAb by demographics and HIV characteristics

From: Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in persons living with HIV enrolled in care in Rwanda

 

HBsAg (n = 114,040)

HCVAb (n = 116,868)

Total (%)

Positive (95% CI)

p-valuea

Total (%)

Positive (95% CI)

p-valuea

Overall

 All

114,040

4.3 (4.2–4.4)

 

116,868

4.6 (4.5–4.7)

 

Demographic factors

 Age

  

<0.005

  

<0.005

   < 15

4917 (4.4)

2.1 (1.7–2.6)

 

5062 (4.4)

1.7 (1.3–2.1)

 

  15–24

7409 (6.6)

4.0 (3.5–4.4)

 

7616 (6.6)

2.1 (1.7–2.4)

 

  25–34

21,287 (19.0)

4.2 (3.9–4.5)

 

21,838 (19.0)

3.1 (2.9–3.4)

 

  35–44

34,113 (30.4)

4.8 (4.5–5.0)

 

34,971 (30.5)

3.8 (3.5–4.0)

 

  45–54

28,719 (25.6)

4.5 (4.2–4.7)

 

29,371 (25.6)

4.7 (4.5–5.0)

 

  55–64

12,582 (11.2)

4.0 (3.6–4.4)

 

12,871 (11.2)

8.8 (8.3–9.3)

 

   ≥ 65

3037 (2.7)

3.9 (3.2–4.6)

 

3098 (2.7)

17.8 (16.4–19.2)

 

 Gender

  

<0.005

  

<0.005

  Female

74,141 (65.1)

3.7 (3.5–3.8)

 

75,946 (65.1)

4.4 (4.3–4.6)

 

  Male

39,751 (34.9)

5.4 (5.1–5.6)

 

40,774 (34.9)

5.0 (4.8–5.2)

 

 Enrolment facility

 

0.031

  

0.013

  Health center

92,576 (84.2)

4.2 (4.0–4.3)

 

94,991 (84.3)

4.5 (4.4–4.7)

 

  Hospital

17,346 (15.8)

4.5 (4.2–4.9)

 

17,715 (15.7)

5.0 (4.7–5.3)

 

Geographical factors

 Province

  

<0.005

  

<0.005

  Kigali

19,135 (16.8)

5.0 (4.7–5.3)

 

19,413 (16.6)

4.0 (3.7–4.2)

 

  East

23,404 (20.5)

5.5 (5.2–5.8)

 

25,874 (22.1)

5.2 (4.9–5.5)

 

  North

16,094 (14.1)

4.2 (3.9–4.6)

 

16,114 (13.8)

4.2 (3.9–4.6)

 

  South

27,368 (24.0)

3.6 (3.4–3.9)

 

27,367 (23.4)

5.9 (5.6–6.2)

 

  West

28,027 (24.6)

3.5 (3.3–3.7)

 

28,086 (24.0)

3.5 (3.3–3.8)

 

 Residenceb

  

<0.005

  

0.013

  Rural

73,820 (74.7)

4.0 (3.9–4.2)

 

76,070 (75.1)

4.7 (4.5–4.8)

 

  Urban

24,975 (25.3)

4.9 (4.7–5.2)

 

25,198 (24.9)

4.3 (4.0–4.6)

 

HIV characteristics

 ART category

  

0.214

  

<0.005

  On ART

98,974 (91.6)

4.3 (4.2–4.5)

 

101,510 (91.5)

4.4 (4.3–4.5)

 

  Pre ART

9119 (8.4)

4.1 (3.6–4.5)

 

9381 (8.5)

6.6 (6.1–7.1)

 

 CD4 countb

  

<0.005

  

<0.005

   ≤ 500

34,698 (41.2)

4.9 (4.7–5.1)

 

35,339 (41.2)

5.0 (4.8–5.3)

 

   > 500

49,469 (58.8)

3.7 (3.6–3.9)

 

50,497 (58.8)

4.4 (4.2–4.6)

 

 HIV viral loadb

  

<0.005

  

0.433

   ≤ 1000

66,272 (95.1)

3.9 (3.7–4.1)

 

67,424 (95.1)

4.3 (4.1–4.5)

 

   > 1000

3406 (4.9)

5.5 (4.6–6.4)

 

3486 (4.9)

4.6 (3.8–5.4)

 
  1. Results are proportion positive (95% confidence interval); Sampling weights have been applied
  2. aReported are Chi-Square p-values; statistically significant p-values are in bold (p < 0.05)
  3. bMissing responses ≥10%