Seroprevalence and Predictors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Routine Antenatal Care in Arba Minch Hospital, South Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women () attending Antenatal Clinic at Arba Minch Hospital, 2015.

Sociodemographic characteristics	Count	Percentage %
Age
15–19	16	6.9%
20–24	69	29.7%
25–29	101	43.5%
30–34	35	15.1%
35–39	11	4.7%
Residence
Urban	214	92.2%
Rural	18	7.8%
Marital status
Married	224	96.6%
Single	6	2.6%
Divorced	0	0.0%
Widowed	2	0.9%
Educational status
Unable to read and write	47	20.3%
Primary	79	34.1%
Secondary	71	30.6%
Tertiary	35	15.1%
Occupation
Government	67	28.9%
Housewife	140	60.3%
Others^◊	25	10.8%
Trimesters
First (<14 weeks)	39	16.8%
Second (14–28 weeks)	124	53.4%
Third (>28 weeks)	69	29.7%
Gravidity
Primigravidae	85	36.6%
Multigravidae	147	63.4%

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