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Table 3 Sero-prevalence of viral hepatitis markers according to demographic characteristics (n = 260)

From: Hepatitis A, B and C viral co-infections among HIV-infected adults presenting for care and treatment at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Characteristic

Number tested

Anti HAV-IgM +

HBsAg +

Anti HCV +

Any Hepatitis +

 

N

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age

     

   18 – 29

51

1 (2.0)

12 (23.5)

7 (13.7)

16 (31.4)

   30 – 39

125

3 (2.4)

16 (12.8)

22 (17.6)

38 (30.4)

   40 – 49

59

3 (5.1)

15 (25.4)

9 (15.3)

25 (42.4)

   50+

25

1 (4.0)

2 (8.0)

9 (36.0)

11 (44.0)

P*-value

 

**

0.06

0.09

0.28

Sex

     

Male

78

1 (1.3)

17 (21.8)

10 (12.8)

27 (34.6)

Female

182

7 (3.8)

28 (15.4)

37 (20.3)

63 (34.6)

P* value

 

0.442*

0.211

0.149

1

Education

     

Primary & Below

169

4 (2.4)

29 (17.2)

35 (20.7)

62 (36.7)

Secondary & Above

91

4 (4.4)

16 (17.6)

12 (13.2)

28 (30.8)

P* value

 

0.456*

0.932

0.133

0.339

Marital status

     

Never Married

67

2 (3.0)

14 (20.9)

12 (17.9)

24 (35.8)

Currently Married

130

5 (3.8)

23 (17.7)

18 (13.8)

41 (31.5)

Divorced/Widowed

63

1 (1.6)

8 (12.7)

17 (27.0)

25 (39.7)

P* value

 

**

0.460

0.084

0.522

  1. 1. Key: * = fishers' exact test ** = no test done due to small numbers. "Any hepatitis" = positivity of any of the viral markers tested antibodies
  2. 2. P* value compares the proportion on each marker by various sociodemographic categories