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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women who enrolled for the study

From: Hepatitis B virus perceptions and health seeking behaviors among pregnant women in Uganda: implications for prevention and policy

Characteristic

Frequency (N = 455)

Percent (%)

Age (in completed years)

 ≤ 19

65

14.4

 20–24

174

38.2

 25–29

130

28.6

 30–34

58

12.8

 ≥ 35

26

5.7

Education Level

 None

16

3.6

 Primary

140

31.1

 Secondary

240

53.3

 Post-secondary (vocational)

33

7.3

 University

21

4.7

Region of birth

 North

136

30.0

 Central

168

37.1

 Other

149

32.9

Marital status

 Single/divorced

24

5.3

 Monogamy

209

46.4

 Polygamy

122

48.7

Religion

 Catholic

157

34.5

 Protestant

204

44.8

 Islam/other

94

20.7