Seroprevalence and Predictors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Routine Antenatal Care in Arba Minch Hospital, South Ethiopia
Table 2
Bivariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with HBV infection in the study participants, Arba Minch Hospital, 2015.
Variables
Seroprevalence
COR (95% CI)
value
AOR (95% CI)
value
Positive (%)
Negative (%)
Age
15–19
1 (6.2%)
15 (93.8%)
1.617 (0.169–15.458)
0.677
20–24
3 (4.3%)
66 (95.7%)
1.102 (0.239–5.087)
0.901
25–29
4 (4.0%)
97 (96.0%)
1
30–34
1 (2.9%)
34 (97.1%)
0.713 (0.077–6.606)
0.766
35–39
1 (9.1%)
10 (90.9%)
2.425 (0.247–23.850)
0.448
Residence
Urban
9 (4.2%)
205 (95.8%)
1
Rural
1 (5.6%)
17 (94.4%)
1.340 (0.160–11.212)
0.787
Educational status
Unable to read and write
2 (4.3%)
45 (95.7%)
0.833 (0.147–4.734)
0.837
Primary
4 (5.1%)
75 (94.9%)
1
Secondary
2 (2.8%)
69 (97.2%)
0.543 (0.096–3.061)
0.489
Tertiary
2 (5.7%)
33 (94.3%)
1.136 (0.198–6.514)
0.886
Occupation
Government
2 (3.0%)
65 (97.0%)
0.585 (0.118–2.893)
0.511
Housewife
7 (5.0%)
133 (95.0%)
1
Others
1 (4.0%)
24 (96.0%)
0.792 (0.093–6.728)
0.831
Trimesters
First (<14 weeks)
2 (5.1%)
37 (94.9%)
1.286 (0.240–6.908)
0.769
Second (14–28 weeks)
5 (4.0%)
119 (96.0%)
1
Third (>28 weeks)
3 (4.3%)
66 (95.7%)
1.082 (0.251–4.670)
0.916
Gravidity
Primigravidae
4 (4.7%)
81 (95.3%)
1.160 (0.318–4.234)
0.822
Multigravidae
6 (4.1%)
141 (95.9%)
1
Blood transfusion
No
8 (3.7%)
208 (96.3%)
1
1
Yes
2 (12.5%)
14 (87.5%)
3.714 (0.720–19.172)
0.117⊕
1.689 (0.232–12.296)
0.605
Ear piercing
No
2 (15.4%)
11 (84.6%)
1
1
Yes
8 (3.7%)
211 (96.3%)
0.209 (0.039–1.101)
0.065⊕
0.220 (0.022–2.161)
0.194
Nose piercing
No
9 (4.1%)
213 (95.9%)
1
Yes
1 (10.0%)
9 (90.0%)
2.630 (0.300–23.054)
0.383
Body tattooing
No
8 (3.7%)
209 (96.3%)
1
1
Yes
2 (13.3%)
13 (86.7%)
4.019 (0.774–20.879)
0.098⊕
5.372 (0.617–46.751)
0.128
Tooth extraction
No
8 (4.5%)
171 (95.5%)
1
Yes
2 (3.8%)
51 (96.2%)
0.838 (0.173–4.073)
0.827
Hospital admission
No
8 (4.6%)
167 (95.4%)
1
Yes
2 (3.5%)
55 (96.5%)
0.759 (0.156–3.682)
0.732
History of surgery
No
9 (4.2%)
204 (95.8%)
1
Yes
1 (5.3%)
18 (94.7%)
1.259 (0.151–10.506)
0.831
Contact with liver disease patient
No
9 (4.1%)
211 (95.9%)
1
Yes
1 (8.3%)
11 (91.7%)
2.131 (0.248–18.353)
0.491
History of abortion
No
3 (1.7%)
175 (98.3%)
1
1
Yes
7 (13.0%)
47 (87.0%)
8.688 (2.163–34.891)
0.002⊕
7.775 (1.538–39.301)
0.013
History of alcohol drinking
No
7 (3.6%)
187 (96.4%)
1
1
Yes
3 (7.9%)
35 (92.1%)
3.562 (0.956–13.276)
0.058⊕
1.674 (0.339–8.257)
0.527
Delivery by TBA
No
9 (4.2%)
204 (95.8%)
1
Yes
1 (5.3%)
18 (94.7%)
1.259 (0.151–10.506)
0.831
History of STD
No
8 (3.6%)
215 (96.4%)
1
1
Yes
2 (22.2%)
7 (77.8%)
7.679 (1.371–42.995)
0.020⊕
2.430 (0.243–24.295)
0.450
Multiple sexual partners
No
8 (3.6%)
212 (96.4%)
1
1
Yes
2 (16.7%)
10 (83.3%)
5.300 (0.993–28.275)
0.051⊕
7.189 (1.039–49.755)
0.046
⊕Candidate variable for multivariate analysis at ; variable significant by the multivariate analysis at . COR: crude odds ratio, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, TBA: traditional birth attendant, and STD: Sexually Transmitted Disease.
