Seroconversion and Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among Vaccinated Health Care Workers in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic and other relevant characteristics of the study population.

Variable	Median/frequency (n)	Percentage (%)/interquartile range
Age, years (N  = 424)
Median	27	24–31
<20	8	1.9
20–29	286	67.5
30–39	116	27.4
>40	14	3.2
Sex
Male	153	36.1
Female	271	63.9
Location HBV was administered
School	192	45.3
Hospital	216	50.9
Other	16	3.8
Who administered HBV
Doctor	13	3.1
Nurse	146	34.4
Pharmacist	8	1.9
Medical laboratory scientist	170	40.1
Phlebotomist	5	1.2
Do not remember	82	19.3
Route of administration
Intramuscular	352	83.0
Subcutaneous	25	11.1
Do not know	47	5.9