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

Table 1

Sociodemographic, gynaecological, and obstetric history of the respondents.

Variable	Frequency, (%)
Age group (years)
<20	20 (14.8)
20-24	29 (21.5)
25-29	34 (25.2)
30-34	30 (22.2)
35-39	15 (11.1)
≥40	7 (5.2)
Level of education
Primary	17 (12.6)
JHS	69 (51.1)
SHS	37 (27.4)
Tertiary	12 (8.9)
Occupation status
Employed	100 (74.1)
Unemployed	35 (25.9)
Religious affiliation
Christian	121 (89.6)
Islam	14 (10.4)
Marital status
Cohabitating	10 (7.4)
Married	59 (43.7)
Single	66 (48.9)
Knowledge of HBV
Knowledgeable	17 (12.6)
Nonknowledgeable	118 (87.4)
Trimester of pregnancy
1	63 (46.7)
2	57 (42.2)
3	15 (11.1)
No. of pregnancies
1	34 (25.2)
2-3	69 (51.1)
4-5	23 (17.0)
6-9	9 (6.7)
Child birth history
0	40 (29.6)
1-2	74 (54.8)
3-5	21 (15.6)
Pregnancies lost
0	105 (77.8)
1	23 (17.0)
≥2	7 (5.2)

The data is presented as frequencies, (%).