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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: Seroprevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B virus infection among students in two senior high schools in the Krachi Nchumuru district in Ghana-A cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency(n = 300)

 

Percentage (%)

Age

   

15–20

271

 

90.3

21–25

27

 

9.0

> 25

2

 

0.7

Sex

   

Male

175

 

58.3

Female

125

 

41.7

Marital Status

   

Single/Never Married

293

 

97.7

Married

3

 

1.0

Separated/Divorced

4

 

1.3

Residential Status

   

On Campus

59

 

19.7

Off Campus

241

 

80.3

Religious Affiliation

   

Christians

270

 

90.0

Moslems

24

 

8.0

Traditionalist

6

 

2.0

Institution

   

Nchumuruman SHS

238

 

79.3

St. Theresa’s Vocational Institute

62

 

20.7