Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of IAHBc individuals in public Hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017/18 (n = 306).

From: Occult Hepatitis B virus infection among HIV negative and positive isolated anti-HBc individuals in eastern Ethiopia

Characteristics

N (%)

Sex

F

183 (59.8)

M

123 (40.2)

Age (in years)

15–21

21 (6.9)

22–34

71 (23.2)

35–49

143 (46.7)

 ≥ 50

71 (23.2)

Residence

Urban

244 (79.7)

Rural

62 (20.3)

Family size

1–5

241 (78.7)

≥ 6

65 (21.2)

Marital status

Single

54 (17.6)

Married

158 (51.6)

Divorced

94 (30.7)

Educational status

Can’t read and write

95 (31.0)

Read and write

42 (13.7)

Primary and secondary

138 (45.1)

Tertiary

31 (10.1)

Occupation

Government employee

39 (12.7)

Private/self

37 (12.1)

Farmer

29 (9.5)

Student

18 (5.9)

Merchant

33 (10.8)

House wife

58 (19.0)

Daily laborer

38 (12.4)

Unemployed

37 (12.1)

Sex worker

6 (2.0)

Others

11 (3.6)

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