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Table 1 General characteristics of participants in a national HBV screening campaign in Rwanda

From: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity and its associated factors in Rwanda

Characteristics

All participants N (%)

HBsAg positive N (%)

HBsAg negative N (%)

Gender(N = 326175)

 Female

224,382(68.8)

7996(3.6)

216,386(96.4)

 Male

101,793(31.2)

4813(4.3)

96,980(95.7)

Age group (N = 319302)

 < 35 years old

91,922(28.8)

3737(4.1)

88,185(95.9)

 35–44 years old

79,337(21.8)

3321(4.2)

76,016(95.8)

 45–54 years old

61,733(21.5)

3321(4.2)

58,412(95.8)

 55–64 years old

50,379(18.3)

1782(3.5)

48,597(96.5)

 65 years old and above

32,965(11.6)

1229(3.7)

31,736(96.3)

Marital status (N = 319,302)

 Married

247,437(77.5)

1217(4.3)

246,220(95.7)

 Single

28,188(8.8)

9813(4.0)

18,375(96.0)

 Widow

33,994(10.6)

1213(3.6)

32,781(96.4)

 Divorced

1644(0.5)

53(3.2)

1591(96.8)

 Separated

8039(2.5)

298(3.7)

7741(96.3)

Ubudehe category (N = 318855)

 Category 1 (most vulnerable)

49,886(15.6)

1849(3.7)

48,037(96.3)

 Category 2

119,643(36.5)

4706(3.9)

114,937(96.1)

 Category 3

149,092(45.5)

5950(4.0)

143,142(96.4)

 Category 4 (least vulnerable)

234(0.1)

12(5.1)

222(94.9)

Health Insurance*(N = 327360)

 Mutuelle

303,206(93.6)

11,927(3.9)

291,279(96.1)

 RAMA

14,708(4.5)

569(3.9)

14,139(96.1)

 MMI

2574(0.8)

109(4.2)

2465(95.8)

 MEDIPLAN and other private insurances

3465(1.1)

132(3.8)

3333(96.2)

Province of origin((N = 315040)

 South

48,994(15.6)

2471(3.8)

46,523(96.2)

 West

89,885(28.5)

3415(3.8)

86,470(96.2)

 North

65,824(20.9)

1648(3.4)

64,176(96.6)

 East

110,337(35.0)

4783(4.3)

105,554(95.7)

Diabetes (N = 326926)

 No

325,059(99.4)

12,765(3.9)

312,294(96.1)

 Yes

1867(0.6)

82(4.4)

1785(95.6)

Hypertension (N = 326931)

 No

317,421(97.1)

12,480(3.9)

304,941(96.1)

 Yes

9510(2.9)

370(3.9)

9140(96.1)

Chronic Renal Failure (N = 326930)

 No

326,323(99.8)

12,648(3.9)

313,675(96.1)

 Yes

578(0.2)

202(4.9)

376(95.1)

Cancer (N = 326901)

 No

32,016(98.0)

12,821(3.9)

19,195(96.1)

 Yes

293(0.2)

27(4.7)

266(95.3)

HCV infection (N = 326193)

 Negative

313,355(96.1)

12,061(4.0)

301,294(96.0)

 Positive

12,838(3.9)

777(3.5)

12,061(96.5)

HIV status (N = 326913)

 Negative

320,316(98.0)

12,570(3.9)

307,746(96.1)

 Yes

6597(2.0)

279(4.2)

6318(95.8)

Ever had TB (N = 326919)

 No

326,581(99.9)

12,813(3.9)

313,768(96.1)

 Yes

338(0.1)

35(10.4)

303(89.6)

Ever been operated (N = 326913)

 No

309,037(94.4)

12,066(3.9)

296,971(96.1)

 Yes

17,876(5.6)

781(4.4)

17,095(95.6)

Ever been transfused (N = 326922)

 No

321,572(98.4)

12,590(3.9)

308,982(96.1)

 Yes

5350(1.6)

258(4.8)

5092(95.2)

Traditional operation and scarification (N = 326652)

 No

272,555(83.4)

10,363(3.8)

262,192(96.2)

 Yes

54,097(16.6)

2477(4.6)

51,620(95.4)

Having more than 1 sexual partner (N = 326785)

 No

318,030(97.3)

12,428(3.9)

305,602(96.1)

 Yes

8755(2.7)

416(4.8)

8339(95.2)

Viral Hepatitis in the family (N = 326882)

 No

320,692(98.1)

12,494(3.9)

308,198(96.1)

 Yes

6190(1.9)

353(5.7)

5837(94.3)

  1. * Mutuelle: Community based health insurance
  2. *RAMA: La Rwandaise Assurance Maladie: Health insurances for employees of public and private sectors
  3. *MMI: Military Medical Insurance
  4. *MEDIPLAN: Private insurance initiated by Insurance Company called SORAS