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) |