Prevalence of Hepatitis B Viral Infection in Pregnant Women at the Suhum Municipality, Ghana

Table 2

Hepatitis B and prolonged bleeding tendency assessment.

Assessment of risk factors and screening assays	Frequency, (%)
	Yes	No
Sexual behavior
Multiple sexual relations	60 (44.4)	75 (55.6)
Utilized protection	31 (23.0)	104 (77.0)
Risk of exposure
Intravenous drug use	6 (4.4)	129 (95.6)
Presence of tattoos	2 (1.5)	133 (98.5)
History of STI	10 (7.4)	125 (92.6)
HBsAg status and vaccination
HBsAg screening history	14 (10.4)	121 (89.6)
Vaccinated for HBsAg	9 (6.7)	126 (93.3)
HBsAg positive status	6 (4.4)	129 (95.6)
Prolonged bleeding tendency assessment
Low platelet count (thrombocytopenia)	19 (14.1)	116 (85.9)
Prolonged bleeding time	2 (1.5)	133 (98.5)

The data is presented as frequencies, (%).