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Table 1 Characteristics of HBsAg-carrying cases and controls in Lomé, 2016

From: Risk factors of hepatitis B virus surface antigen carriage and serological profile of HBsAg carriers in Lomé Togo, 2016

Characteristics

Cases n (%)

Controls n (%)

Age (years)

 0–15

0 (0.00)

30 (12.10)

 16–30

32 (38.55)

90 (36.29)

 31–45

43 (51.81)

76 (30.65)

 46–60

7 (8.43)

40 (16.13)

  > 60

1 (1.20)

12 (4.84)

Median age (years)

31

30

Sex

 Female

30 (36.14)

107 (43.50)

 Male

53 (63.86)

139 (56.50)

Marital status

 Single

29 (35.37)

102 (49.51)

 Married

51 (62.20)

99 (48.06)

 Widowed/Divorced

2 (2.44)

5 (2.43)

Ethnicity

 Ewe

14 (17.28)

124 (52.54)

 Kabyè-tem

49 (60.49)

70 (29.66)

 Paragourma

13 (16.05)

22 (9.32)

 Akposso-akébou

3 (3.70)

7 (2.97)

 Ana-ifè

2 (2.47)

5 (2.12)

 Other

0 (0.00)

8 (3.39)