The prevalence and determinants of hepatitis B among Egyptian adults: a further analysis of a country-representative survey

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 1 Description of the studied population (n = 16,004)

	Hepatitis B testing final result
	Positive		Negative		P**
	N	Wt^a %	N	Wt %	P**
Age
15–29	73	1.04	6841	98.96	0.0546
30–44	1001	1.87	5266	98.13
45–59	71	1.91	3654	98.09
Gender
Male	142	1.98	7025	98.02	0.0011
Female	102	1.15	8736	98.85
Type of place of residence
Urban	116	1.95	5842	98.05	0.07
Rural	127	1.27	9919	98.73
Marital status
Never married	33	0.79	4096	99.21	0.002
Married	198	1.8	10,802	98.2
Divorced or widowed	13	1.52	863	98.48
Highest educational level attained
No education	47	1.82	2518	98.18	0.13
Primary	50	2.45	2005	97.55
Secondary	117	1.3	8879	98.7
Higher	30	1.24	2359	98.76
Has job
Yes	150	2.1	6983	97.9	<0.001
No	94	1.06	8778	98.94
Religion
Muslim	232	1.52	15,081	98.48	0.974
Christian	12	1.63	677	98.37
Other	0	0	1	100
Currently smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products
Smoker	81	2.39	3282	97.61	0.0036
Non-smoker	163	1.29	12,479	98.71