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Table 4 Epidemiological characteristics, coinfections and comorbidities of HBsAg positive people (compared to those negative) in the 15–69-year-old general population living in Mayotte, Unono Wa Maore, 2018–2019

From: Hepatitis B, C, and delta in the general population in Mayotte: hepatitis B as a major public health concern

 

HBsAg positive

HBsAg negative

P value*

n

%

n

%

Total

76

100

2840

100

 

Epidemiological characteristics

 Men

42

66.5

1031

45.3

0.001

 Age (years)

  15–19

4

4.4

5155

18.8

0.021

  20–29

17

23.8

68

24.0

  30–49

46

59.8

1231

42.8

  50–69

9

12.0

526

14.4

 Place of birth1

  Mayotte

16

50.8

560

42.2

0.743

  Comoros

16

44.3

773

49.6

  France excluding Mayotte

0

0

32

1.8

  Other countries

2

4.9

105

6.4

 Educational level

  No diploma2

50

69.1

1827

61.4

0.460

  < Secondary school certificate

19

20.7

741

27.1

  Secondary school certificate or higher

7

10.2

272

11.5

 Health insurance coverage1

  None

8

22.8

565

36.9

0.244

  Social security only

22

62.3

795

55.9

  Social security and complementary insurance

4

14.9

107

7.2

 Precarious housing

38

51.4

1668

57.9

0.346

 Living in couple

52

73.1

1596

56.7

0.009

 Lifetime sexual relations1

31

92.3

1287

82.6

0.199

 Condom use during the first sexual intercourse1,3

2

4.1

170

19.3

0.014

 Perceived health condition

  Excellent/very good/good

30

35.6

1309

49.2

0.126

  Intermediate

27

40.5

988

34.7

  Poor / very poor

17

23.9

480

16.1

Coinfections and comorbidities

 HCV Ab positive

0

0

6

0.21

0.726

 HIV Ab positive

0

0

3

0.1

0.785

 HDV Ab positive

1

0.65

 Obesity

25

29.8

885

27.8

0.739

 Diabetes

11

13.6

337

10.8

0.489

  1. *Chi-2 test; the distributions are significantly different for numbers in bold
  2. Ab antibodies, HBeAg HBe antigen, HBsAg HBs antigen, HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus, HDV hepatitis D virus
  3. 1These questions were only included in the long questionnaire (n = 1505)
  4. 2People who answered “other” or did not answer were grouped with those who answered “no diploma.”
  5. 3Among individuals who reported having sexual relations in their lifetime