From: Hepatitis B virus infection among medical waste handlers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Socio demographic characteristic | N (%) | HBsAg in MWHs (N = 126) | Anti-HBc in MWHs (N = 126) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 40(31.7) | 3 (7.5) | 1.3 (0.32,5.1) | 0.72 | 26(65) | 1.6(1.2,2.3) | 0.007 |
   Female | 86(68.3) | 5 (5.8) |  |  | 34(39.5) |  |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.82 | Â | Â | 0.001 |
   20-29 | 39 (31) | 4 (10.3) | 1 |  | 11 (28.2) | 1 |  |
   30-39 | 38(30.1) | 2 (5.3) | 0 .49(.08,2.8) | 0.42 | 16 (42.1) | 1.9(0.72,4.9) | 0.2 |
   40-49 | 37(29.4) | 2 (5.4) | 0.5(0.09,2.9) | 0.44 | 31 (83.8) | 10 (3.7,32.1) | 0.001 |
   50-59 | 12(9.5) | 0 (0) | UD | 0.99 | 2 (16.7) | 0.5(0.1,2.7) | 0.43 |
Length of Service(years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.43 | Â | Â | 0.3 |
   0-5 | 36(28.6) | 1(2.8) | 1 |  | 13(36.1) | 1 |  |
   6-10 | 33(26.2) | 1(3) | 1.1(0.07,18.2) | 0.95 | 15(45.5) | 1.5(0.56,3.9) | 0.43 |
   11-15 | 31(24.6) | 3(9.7) | 3.8(.37,38) | 0.26 | 18(58.1) | 2.5(0.92,6.6) | 0.08 |
   > 15 | 26(20.6) | 3(11.5) | 4.6(.45,,46.6) | 0.2 | 14(53.8) | 2 (0.74,5.7) | 0.17 |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Primary or Less | 58 (46) | 3 (5.2) | 0.8 (0.16,2.3) | 0.72 | 28 (48.3) | 0.95(0.47,1.9) | 0.89 |
   Secondary or More | 68 (54) | 5 (7.4) |  |  | 32 (47.1) |  |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Single(2 8 ) | 28(22.2) | 4 (14.3) | 2.4 (0.52,10.4) | 0.28 | 12 (42.9) | 0.88(0.55,1.4) | 0.57 |
   Married(98) | 98(77.8) | 4 (4.1) |  |  | 48(49) |  |  |