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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants enrolled in this study

From: Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B and C viral infections in Ghanaian HIV positive cohort: a consideration for their health care

Variables

CCTH

n = 217 (55.1%)

CCMH

n = 28 (7.1%)

SMH

n = 149 (37.8%)

Total

N (%)

Age (years)

  ≤ 19

6 (2.8)

1 (3.6)

5 (3.4)

12 (3.1)

 20–29

21 (9.7)

8 (28.6)

15 (10.1)

44 (11.2)

 30–39

61 (28.1)

6 (21.4)

51 (34.2)

118 (30.0)

 40–49

76 (35.0)

8 (28.6)

41 (27.5)

125 (31.7)

 50–59

42 (19.4)

4 (14.3)

25 (16.8)

71 (18.0)

  ≥ 60

11 (5.1)

1 (3.6)

12 (8.1)

24 (6.1)

 Median (IQR)

42 (34.5–49)

36 (26.7–543)

41 (35–49.5)

41 (34–49)

Gender

 Male

49 (22.6)

4 (14.3)

43 (28.9)

96 (24.4)

 Female

168 (77.4)

24 (85.7)

106 (71.1)

298 (75.6)

Educational status

 None

46 (21.2)

5 (17.9)

26 (17.4)

77 (19.5)

 Basic

136 (62.7)

17 (60.7)

104 (69.8)

257 (65.2)

 Secondary

23 (10.6)

6 (21.4)

13 (8.7)

42 (10.7)

 Tertiary

12 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

6 (4.0)

18 (5.6)

Employment

 Unemployed

35 (16.1)

5 (17.9)

23 (15.4)

63 (16.0)

 informal

163 (75.1)

22 (78.6)

115 (77.2)

300 (76.1)

 formal

19 (8.8)

1 (3.6)

11 (7.4)

31 (7.9)

Marital status

 Single

36 (16.6)

6 (21.4)

21 (14.1)

63 (16.0)

 Married/Cohabiting

121 (55.8)

19 (67.9)

78 (52.4)

218 (55.3)

 Widow/widower

32 (14.8)

1 (3.6)

20 (13.4)

53 (13.5)

 Divorced

28 (12.9)

2 (7.1)

30 (20.1)

60 (15.2)

Residence

 Rural

147 (67.7)

19 (67.9)

100 (67.1)

266 (67.5)

 Urban

70 (32.3)

9 (32.1)

49 (32.9)

128 (32.5)