Hepatitis B and C Viruses’ Infection and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Hospitals in the Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending the Amhara national regional state in three tertiary hospitals from May 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019.

Characteristics	Category	Number	Percent
Age in year	17–25	464	39.6
	26–45	657	60.4
Marital status	Single	17	1.5
	Married	1094	97.6
	Windowed	1	0.1
	Divorced	9	0.8
Residence	Urban	895	79.8
	Rural	226	20.2
Religion	Orthodox	1064	94.9
	Muslim	49	4.4
	Protestant	7	0.6
	Catholic	1	0.1
Income (ETB)	<2000	159	14.2
	2000–4000	799	71.3
	>4000	163	14.5
Educational status	No education	254	22.7
	Read and write	6	54
	Primary	173	15.4
	High school	302	26.9
	College and above	331	29.5
Occupation	Housewife	732	65.3
	Employed	191	17
	Daily laborers	92	8.2
	Student	33	2.9
	Merchant	73	6.5
Gravida	Primigravida	409	36.5
	Multigravida	712	63.5
Parity	Nullipara	545	48.6
	Multipara	576	51.4
HBV vaccination history	Yes	20	1.8
	No	1101	98.2
Study site	UOGCSH	593	52.9
	FHCSH	447	39.9
	DMH	81	7.2

HBV=Hepatitis B virus, DMH = Debre Markos Referral Hospital, ETB = Ethiopian Birr, FHCSH = Feleg Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, and UOGCSH = University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.