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Table 6 Potential risk factors and prevalence of HBsAg among the pregnant women

From: Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigenemia and its effects on hematological parameters in pregnant women in Osogbo, Nigeria

HBsAg

Risk factor

Total (%)

 

Tattooing/tribal marks (%)

History of previous blood transfusion (%)

History of abortion (%)

History of HBV vaccination (%)

No risk factor (%)

 

Positive

9 (12.7)

0 (0)

2 (5.4)

3 (37.5)

19 (23.7)

33 (16.5)

Negative

62 (87.3)

4 (100)

35 (94.6)

5 (62.5)

61 (76.3)

167 (83.5)

Total

71

4

37

8

80

200

  1. X2 = 10.7460 P-value = 0.0296 df = 4.