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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of the cases and controls

From: Risk factors of hepatitis B transmission in northern Palestine: a case – control study

Variable

Case (n = 100) frequency (%)

Control (n = 100) frequency (%)

P value$

Age:

   

 ▪ 20-30

34 (34)

41 (41)

0.394

 ▪ 31-40

38 (38)

41 (41)

 

 ▪ 41-50

21 (21)

14 (14)

 

 ▪ > 50

07 (07)

04 (04)

 

Gender:

   

 ▪ Male

69 (69)

45 (45)

0.001

 ▪ Female

31 (31)

55 (55)

 

Residency:

   

 ▪ City

22 (22)

21 (21)

0.984

 ▪ Village

58 (58)

59 (59)

 

 ▪ Camp

20 (20)

20 (20)

 

Level of education:

   

 ▪ Illiterate

04 (04)

02 (02)

0.615

 ▪ Elementary & secondary

69 (69)

67 (67)

 

 ▪ University

27 (27)

31 (31)

 

Occupation:

   

 ▪ Manual

14 (14)

09 (09)

0.005

 ▪ HCW

06 (06)

04 (04)

 

 ▪ Military

14 (14)

02 (02)

 

 ▪ Others*

66 (66)

85 (85)

 

Marital status:

   

 ▪ Married

75 (75)

71 (71)

0.524

 ▪ Unmarried

25 (25)

29 (29)

 

Vaccination status:

   

 ▪ Vaccinated

03 (03)

07 (07)

0.358

 ▪ Non-vaccinated

97 (97)

93 (93)

 

Family size:

   

 ▪ <5

66 (66)

71 (71)

0.447

 ▪ ≥5

34 (34)

29 (29)

 

Monthly income (JD):

   

 ▪ <500

68 (68)

69 (69)

0.87

 ▪ ≥500

32 (32)

31(31)

 
  1. *Others: students, employee, …etc. $Chi Squared test JD = Jordanian Dinar.