Table 3 The demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants in relation to HBV and HCV infection
Variables | N (%) | Seroprevalence of HBV coinfection (%) | P value | Seroprevalence of HCV coinfection (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
≤ 19 | 12 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.464 | 0 (0.0) |
20–29 | 44 (11.2) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
30–39 | 118 (30.0) | 11 (9.3) | 1 (0.9) | |
40–49 | 125 (31.7) | 8 (6.4) | 1 (0.8) | |
50–59 | 71 (18.0) | 3 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
≥ 60 | 24 (6.1) | 1((4.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 96 (24.4) | 5 (5.2) | 0.809 | 0 (0.0) |
Female | 298 (75.6) | 19 (6.4) | 2 (0.7) | |
Educational status | ||||
None | 77 (19.5) | 5 (6.5) | 0.903 | 1 (1.3) |
Basic | 257 (65.2) | 17 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
Secondary | 42 (10.7) | 2 (4.8) | 1 (2.4) | |
Tertiary | 18 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Employment | ||||
Unemployed | 63 (16.0) | 3 (4.7) | 0.188 | 1 (1.6) |
Informal | 300 (76.1) | 20 (6.7) | 1 (0.3) | |
Formal | 31 (7.9) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 63 (16.0) | 2 (3.2) | 0.240 | 0 (0.0) |
Married/Cohabiting | 218 (55.3) | 16 (7.3) | 2 (0.9) | |
Widow/widower | 53 (13.5) | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
Divorced | 60 (15.2) | 5 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 266 (67.5) | 17 (6.4) | 1.000 | 2 (0.8) |
Urban | 128 (32.5) | 7 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
HIV patients | ||||
Newly confirmed cases | 47 (11.9) | 1 (2.1) | 0.376 | 0 (0.0) |
Old cases | 347 (88.1) | 23 (6.6) | 2 (0.6) | |
WHO clinical stage | ||||
Stage 1 | 271 (68.8) | 10 (3.7) | 0.004 | 0 (0.0) |
Stage 2 | 78 (19.8) | 12 (15.4) | 1 (1.3) | |
Stage 3 | 29 (7.4) | 2 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
Stage 4 | 16 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | |
HBV/HCV status after testing in this study | ||||
HBV | 394 | 19/394 (5. 3)a; 5/394 (1.27)b | ||
HCV | 394 (100) | 2 (0.5) | ||
Total hepatitis seroprevalence | 26 (6.6) | 24 (6.1) | 2 (0.5) | |