Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Honiara Solomon Islands, 2015

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 240)

Demographic profile	n (%)
Age group
15-19	33 (13.6)
20-24	82 (33.7)
25-29	50 (23.9)
30-34	41 (16.9)
35-39	24 (9.9)
≥ 40	2 (0.8)
Ethnicity
Melanesian	219 (91.3)
Polynesian	13 (5.4)
Micronesian	8 (3.3)
Education level
No education	19 (7.9)
Primary	72 (30)
Secondary	127 (52.9)
Tertiary	22 (9.2)
Occupation
Unemployed	141 (58.8)
Employed (private/government)	77 (32.1)
Student	20 (8.3)
Unknown	2 (0.8)
Residential location
Peri-urban	111 (46.30
Urban	104 (43.3)
Rural	25 (10.4)