Table 1

Characteristics of participants in the study and univariate analysis results

Variables/valuesSample size (n)%HBsAg positive (n)Prevalence (%)
Age**16 6016704.04
Gender
 Male788147.473244.11
 Female872052.533463.97
Educational level**
 Primary school or lower734644.253054.15
 Junior school543132.712654.88
 High or polytechnic school273616.48762.78
 College or higher10886.55242.21
Occupation**
 Agriculture-based primary industry586235.312564.37
 Manufacturing-based secondary industry6233.75396.26
 Service-based tertiary industry242314.601325.45
 Other (students or retired)769346.342433.16
Living status**
 Single living529931.92811.53
 Non-single living11 30268.085895.21
Medical insurance
 Out-of-pocket3392.04133.83
 Has medical insurance16 26297.966574.04
History of taking hepatitis B examinations*
 Yes223813.48713.17
 No14 36386.525994.17
History of surgery**
 Yes5753.46488.35
 No16 02696.546223.88
History of blood transfusion
 Yes940.5744.26
 No16 50799.436664.03
Vaccination history of hepatitis B**
 Yes635838.301221.92
 No10 24361.705485.35
History of being away for 3 months
 Yes8435.08394.63
 No15 75894.926314.00
Family history of hepatitis B**
 Yes4462.696915.47
 No16 15597.316013.72
Living in coastal area**
 Yes581735.042965.09
 No10 78464.963743.47
District**
 Putuo437026.321543.52
 Shaoxing541632.621973.64
 Tonglu352321.221313.72
 Tongxiang184511.11462.49
 Yuhuan14478.721429.81
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.0001.

  • HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen.