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Table 1 Prevalence of five hepatitis B virus serological markers by socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: Prevalence and associated knowledge of hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Characteristic

Tested no. (%)

HBsAg (+) no. (%)

P value

HBsAb (+) no. (%)

P value

HBeAg (+) no. (%)

P value

HBeAb (+) no. (%)

P value

HBcAb (+) no. (%)

P value

Age (y)

  ≥ 39y

112 (53.1)

6 (5.4)

0.021*

7 (6.3)

0.342

0 (0.0)

0.469

7 (6.3)

0.027*

10 (8.9)

0.066

  < 39y

99 (46.9)

15 (15.2)

3 (3.0)

1 (1.0)

16 (16.2)

18 (18.2)

Gender

 Male

108 (51.2)

10 (9.3)

0.820

7 (6.5)

0.333

0 (0.0)

0.488

11 (10.2)

0.826

13 (12.0)

0.686

 Female

103 (48.8)

11 (10.7)

3 (2.9)

1 (1.0)

12 (11.7)

15 (14.6)

Working experience

  ≥ 9y

113 (53.6)

8 (7.1)

0.168

7 (6.2)

0.345

0 (0.0)

0.464

8 (7.1)

0.076

10 (8.8)

0.066

  < 9y

98 (46.4)

13 (13.3)

3 (3.1)

1 (1.0)

15 (15.3)

18 (18.4)

Education level

 High school

39 (18.5)

6 (15.4)

0.365

1 (2.6)

0.645

0 (0.0)

0.873

5 (12.8)

0.807

7 (17.9)

0.601

 Diploma certificate

166 (78.7)

14 (8.4)

9 (5.4)

1 (0.6)

17 (10.2)

20 (12.0)

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

6 (2.8)

1 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

Occupation

 Medical doctor

7 (3.3)

2 (28.5)

 

0 (0.0)

 

0 (0.0)

 

3 (42.9)

 

3 (42.9)

 

 Nurse

169 (80.1)

17 (10.1)

0.182

9 (5.3)

0.687

1 (0.6)

0.883

18 (10.7)

0.015*

23 (13.6)

0.029*

 Others staff

35 (16.6)

2 (5.7)

1 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

2 (5.7)

2 (5.7)

Department

 Internal Medicine

21 (10.0)

1 (4.8)

0.560

1 (4.8)

0.071

0 (0.0)

0.338

2 (9.5)

0.637

2 (9.5)

0.384

 Surgical Department

47 (22.3)

8 (17.0)

1 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

8 (17.0)

9 (19.1)

 Emergency Department

16 (7.6)

1 (6.3)

1 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.3)

1 (6.3)

 Paediatric

19 (9.0)

2 (10.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.3)

2 (10.5)

4 (21.1)

 Obstetrics and Gynecology

9 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Under Fives Clinic

6 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Laboratory

16 (7.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 OP Theatre

22 (10.4)

2 (9.0)

1 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (9.0)

2 (9.0)

 Pharmacy

5 (2.4)

1 (20.0)

2 (40.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

1 (20.0)

 Others

50 (23.7)

6 (12.0)

3 (6.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (14.0)

9 (18.0)

Hepatitis history

 YES

14 (6.6)

2 (14.3)

0.268

1 (7.1)

0.908

0 (0.0)

0.905

2 (14.3)

0.391

3 (21.4)

0.429

 NO

176 (83.4)

15 (8.5)

8 (4.5)

1 (0.6)

17 (9.7)

21 (11.9)

 Unknown

21 (10.0)

4 (19.0)

1 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

4 (19.0)

4 (19.0)

HBV vaccination

 YES

37 (17.5)

1 (2.7)

0.135

6 (16.2)

0.002*

0 (0.0)

1.000

1 (2.7)

0.087

1 (2.7)

0.034*

 NO

174 (82.5)

20 (11.5)

4 (2.3)

1 (0.6)

22 (12.6)

27 (15.5)

Sharps injury

 Never

110 (52.1)

11 (10.0)

0.955

5 (4.5)

0.739

1 (1.0)

0.630

14 (12.7)

0.586

15 (13.6)

0.962

 Once

36 (17.1)

4 (11.1)

1 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

4 (11.1)

5 (13.9)

 More than once

65 (30.8)

6 (9.2)

4 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

5 (7.7)

8 (12.3)

Total

211 (100)

21 (10.0)

 

10 (4.7)

 

1 (0.5)

 

23 (10.9)

 

28 (13.3)

 
  1. *Statistically significant at P < 0.05