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Table 3 Demographic, risk factors, and clinical data of females with positive versus negative hepatitis markers

From: Screening for chronic hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis B infections among pregnant females: a cross-sectional study

 

HCV positive (n = 28)

HBV positive (n = 30)

Negative hepatitis markers (n = 339)

P

Age

Median (IQR)

28 (23-29.5)

24.5 (21-29)

28 (22-30)

0.5

Residence

Rural/urban

12/16

16/14

190/149

0.4

DM*

4 (14.28%)

4 (13.33%)

31 (9.14%)

0.5

Hypertension*

0

5 (16.67%)

23 (6.78%)

0.04

Blood transfusion*

1 (3.57%)

3 (10%)

26 (7.67%)

0.6

Previous operations*

2 (7.14%)

5 (16.67%)

40 (11.80%)

0.6

Family history of liver disease*

2 (7.14%)

1 (3.33%)

33 (9.73%)

0.6

History of abortion*

6 (21.43%)

4 (13.33%)

43 (12.68%)

0.4

History of preterm labor*

2 (7.14%)

0

24 (7.08%)

0.4

History of stillbirth*

2 (7.14%)

3 (10%)

25 (7.37%)

0.8

Complicated previous pregnancies*

3 (10.7%)

0

20 (5.90%)

0.2

  1. *Data are given as number (%)