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Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of anti-HBc positive subjects with/without occult HBV infection

From: Occult Hepatitis B virus infection in previously screened, blood donors in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: implications for blood transfusion and stem cell transplantation

Variables

HBV DNA

Tests of Statistical Significance

positive(%)

negative(%)

Χ2

df

p

Age (years)

  

0.68

1

0.41

 ≤35

 >35

17(89.5)

2(10.5)

270(82.1)

59(17.9)

   

Sex

  

0.58

1

1.00

 Male

 Female

19(100.0)

0(0.0)

325(97.0)

10(3.0)

   

Alcohol

  

1.32

1

0.33

 Yes

 No

10(52.6)

9(47.4)

131(39.3)

202(60.7)

   

Smoking

  

1.98

1

0.25

 Yes

 No

4(21.0)

15(79.0)

35(10.6)

295(89.4)

   

Share Sharps

  

0.18

1

1.00

 Yes

 No

2(14.3)

12(85.7)

50(18.9)

215(81.1)

   

Scarification marks/Tattoos

  

0.17

1

0.78

 Yes

 No

4(28.6)

10(71.4)

90(33.8)

176(66.2)

   

Number of Lifetime Sexual Partners

  

0.21

1

0.78

 ≤1

 >1

7(50.0)

7(50.0)

116(43.8)

149(56.2)

   
  1. P.S For the last three characteristics/variables no responses were available for five of those with occult HBV infection
  2. HBV Hepatitis B virus
  3. Anti-HBc antibody to hepatitis B core antigen, X 2 chi square, df degree of freedom, p p-value