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Table 1 Demographic variables of respondents

From: HBsAg seroprevalence among Senegalese militaries

Item

Number

Percentage

CI 95%

Age group

   

25-34years

376

30.71%

[28.1%-33.4%]

35-44years

421

34.40%

[31.7%-37.1%]

45-60years

427

34.89%

[32.2%-37.6%]

Sex

   

Male

1186

96.90%

[95.7%-97.8%]

Female

38

3.10%

[2.2%-4.3%]

Professional category

   

Soldiers

588

48.04%

[45.2%-50.8%]

Non-commissioned officers

558

45.59%

[42.8%-48.5%]

Officers

78

6.37%

[5.1%-7.9%]

Marital status

   

Married

1011

82.60%

[80.4%-84.7%]

Single

209

17.08%

[15.0%-19,3%]

Other

4

0.32%

 

Ethnic group

   

Serere

306

25.0%

[22.6%-27.5%]

Ouolof

297

24.3%

[21.9%-26.8%]

Diola

224

18.3%

[16.2%-20.6%]

Pulaar

200

16.3%

[14.3%-18.5%]

Mandingue

62

5.1%

[3.9%-6.4%]

Other

135

11.0%

[9.3%-12.9%]

Level of education

   

No education

12

0.9%

[0.5%-1.7%]

Elementary Level

194

15.8%

[13.8%-18.0%]

Average

313

25.6%

[23.1%-28.1%]

High school

565

46.2%

[43.3%-49.0%]

University

140

11.4%

[9.7%-13.4%]