Evaluation of Immune Characteristics and Factors Associated with Immune Response following Hepatitis B Vaccination among Ghanaian Adolescents

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Variable	Frequency (n = 74)	Percentage (%)
Age category
13–15	24	35.8
16–18	22	32.8
>18	21	31.3
Gender
Male	44	59.5
Female	30	40.5
Ethnicity
Akan	57	85.1
Northerner	1	1.5
Ga/Adangbe	9	13.4
Exercise
Yes	41	61.2
No	26	38.8
Facility of vaccination
Government	61	95.3
Private	3	4.7
BMI	21.1 (15.46–35.02)
WHR	0.8 (0.72–0.92)

Data are presented as frequency (%) or median (IQR), BMI = bone marrow index, WHR = waist hip ratio, indicates variable with missing values.