Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Honiara Solomon Islands, 2015

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 240)

Demographic profile	n (%)
Age group
15-19	33 (13.6)
20-24	82 (33.7)
25-29	50 (23.9)
30-34	41 (16.9)
35-39	24 (9.9)
≥ 40	2 (0.8)
Ethnicity
Melanesian	219 (91.3)
Polynesian	13 (5.4)
Micronesian	8 (3.3)
Education level
No education	19 (7.9)
Primary	72 (30)
Secondary	127 (52.9)
Tertiary	22 (9.2)
Occupation
Unemployed	141 (58.8)
Employed (private/government)	77 (32.1)
Student	20 (8.3)
Unknown	2 (0.8)
Residential location
Peri-urban	111 (46.30
Urban	104 (43.3)
Rural	25 (10.4)

Table 2 Comparison of hepatitis B surface antigen prevalence by selected socio-demographic variables

	Total	HBsAg positive n (%)	HBsAg negative n (%)	P-value
Age group				-
15-19	33	0	33 (100)
20-24	82	13 (15.9)	69 (84.1)
25-29	58	7 (12.1)	51 (87.9)
30-34	41	9 (22.0)	32 (78.0)
35-39	24	4 (16.7)	20 (83.3)
≥ 40	2	0	2 (100)
Ethnicity				0.513
Melanesian	219	29 (13.2)	190 (86.8)
Polynesian	13	3 (23.1)	10 (76.9)
Micronesian	8	1 (12.5)	7 (87.5)
Education level				0.143
No education	17	5 (26.3)	14 (73.7)
Primary	77	7 (9.7)	65 (90.3)
Secondary	127	16 (12.6)	111 (87.4)
Tertiary	22	5 (22.7)	17 (77.3)
Occupation				-
Unemployed	141	16 (11.3)	125 (88.7)
Employed	77	15 (19.5)	62 (80.5)
Student	20	2 (10.0)	18 (90.0)
Unknown	2	0	2 (100)
Residential location				0.112
Urban	104	13 (12.5)	91 (87.5)
Peri urban	111	13 (11.7)	98 (88.3)
Rural	25	7 (28.0)	18 (72.0)

HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen.