Table 1

Characteristics, prevalence of chronic HBV and associated factors among oHGRs

Overall
n=141 903
HBsAg prevalence (%)Crude OR
(95% CI)
P value*Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
P value†
Characteristics Tested n=140 985 (%) 5707 (4.0)
Age
 15–2410 858 (7.7)384 (3.5)1<0.0011<0.001
 25–3413 922 (9.9)700 (5.0)1.44 (1.27 to 1.64)1.40 (1.23 to 1.61)
 35–4411 764 (8.3)626 (5.3)1.53 (1.35 to 1.74)1.54 (1.34 to 1.77)
 45–5443 254 (30.7)1 768 (4.1)1.16 (1.04 to 1.30)1.18 (1.04 to 1.34)
 55–6433 529 (23.8)1 235 (3.7)1.04 (0.93 to 1.17)1.06 (0.93 to 1.21)
 65+27 658 (19.6)994 (3.6)1.02 (0.90 to 1.15)1.06 (0.92 to 1.21)
 Unknown918 (0.6)
Sex
 Male50 417 (35.8)2 549 (5.1)1<0.0011<0.001
 Female90 416 (64.2)3 154 (3.5)0.68 (0.64 to 0.71)0.72 (0.68 to 0.77)
 Unknown1 070 (0.8)
Socioeconomic status
 Poorer18 133 (14.3)648 (3.6)10.003Not analysed
 Poor45 486 (35.8)1 758 (3.9)1.08 (0.99 to 1.19)
 Rich63 062 (49.6)2 601 (4.1)1.16 (1.06 to 1.27)
 Richer388 (0.3)11 (2.8)0.79 (0.43 to 1.44)
 Unknown14 834 (10.0)
Health insurance
 No470 (0.3)23 (4.9)Not analysedNot analysed
 Yes137 391 (99.7)5 562 (4.0)
 Unknown4 042 (2.8)
Province
 South29 626 (21.0)838 (2.8)1<0.0011<0.001
 Kigali15 963 (11.3)614 (3.8)1.37 (1.24 to 1.53)1.29 (1.15 to 1.45)
 East32 873 (23.3)1 528 (4.6)1.67 (1.54 to 1.82)1.58 (1.44 to 1.73)
 West43 613 (30.9)1 770 (4.1)1.45 (1.34 to 1.58)1.36 (1.24 to 1.49)
 North18 910 (13.4)957 (5.1)1.83 (1.66 to 2.01)1.84 (1.66 to 2.03)
 Unknown918 (0.6)
Anti-HCV
 Negative127 787 (90.9)5 393 (4.2)1<0.0011<0.001
 Positive12 718 (9.10)299 (2.4)0.55 (.043 to 0.04)0.58 (0.51 to 0.66)
 Unknown1 398 (1.00)
  • 2 p value.

  • †Likelihood ratio test p value (compare models with and without variable).

  • HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigens; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; oHGRs, other high-risk groups.