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Table 2 Distribution of medical waste handlers and non-medical waste handlers according to hepatitis B virus markers.

From: Hepatitis B virus infection among medical waste handlers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Hepatitis B virus markers

No.(%) positive

OR(95%CI)

P- value

 

MWHs(N = 126)

NMWHs(N = 126)

  

HBsAg

8(6.3)

1(0.8)

8(1.02,63.02)

0.01

Ant-HBc

60(47.6)

40(31.7)

1.5(1.1,2.1)

0.01

Either markers

68(54)

41(32.5)

1.7(1.2,2.2)

0.001