Table 2 Demographic characteristics and hepatitis B virus infection among health care workers and medical waste handlers in primary hospitals around of North-west Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | N (%) | HBsAg (N = 388) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | COR (95% CI) | P value | ||
Sex | ||||
 Male | 175 (45.1) | 5 (2.9) | 1.2 (0.35–4.3) | 0.75 |
 Female | 213 (54.9) | 5 (2.3) | 1 |  |
Age | ||||
 19–29 | 280 (72.2) | 7 (2.5) | 1.2 (0.15–10) | 0.85 |
 30–40 | 76 (19.6) | 2 (2.7) | 1.1 (0.10–12.7) | 0.93 |
 ≥ 41 | 32 (8.2) | 1 (3.0) | 1 |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 190 (49.0) | 6 (3.2) | 1 |  |
 Married | 175 (45.1) | 3 (1.7) | 1.9 (0.46–7.6) | 0.38 |
 Divorced | 23 (5.9) | 1 (4.3) | 0.72 (0.08–6.2) | 0.76 |
Profession | ||||
 Nurse + Doctor | 214 (55.2) | 4 (1.9) | 1 |  |
 Laboratory | 31(8) | 2 (6.5) | 0.23 (0.05–1.6) | 0.15 |
 Pharmacy | 23 (5.9) | 1 (4.3) | 0.42 (0.04–3.9) | 0.45 |
 Medical waste handler | 120 (30.9) | 3 (2.5) | 0.74 (0.16–3.4) | 0.70 |