Table 3 Hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among health care workers and medical waste handlers in primary hospitals around of North-west Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | N (%) | HBsAg positive n (%) | COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transfusion | Yes | 128 (33) | 4 (3.1) | 1.4 (0.38–4.9) | 0.63 |  |  |
No | 260 (67) | 6 (2.3) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Circumcision | Yes | 256 (66) | 8 (3.1) | 2.1 (0.44–10) | 0.53 |  |  |
No | 132 (34) | 2 (1.5) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Jaundice | Yes | 26 (6.7) | 4 (15.4) | 10.8 (2.8–41) | <0.001 | 10.5 (2.1–12.2) | 0.004 |
No | 362 (93.3) | 6 (1.7) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Needlestick injury | Yes | 72 (18.6) | 2 (2.8) | 1.1 (0.23–5.3) | 0.90 |  |  |
No | 316 (81.4) | 8 (2.5) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Lack of vaccination | Yes | 36 (9.3) | 1 (2.8) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
No | 352 (90.7) | 9 (2.6) | 1.1 (0.13–8.8) | 0.94 |  |  | |
Hospitalization | Yes | 123 (31.7) | 5 (4.1) | 2.2 (0.63–7.7) | 0.22 |  |  |
No | 265 (68.3) | 5 (1.9) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Surgical procedures | Yes | 64 (15.5) | 2 (3.1) | 1.3 (0.26–6.1) | 0.63 |  |  |
No | 324 (84.5) | 8 (2.5) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Unprotected sex | Yes | 103 (26.5) | 5 (4.9) | 2.8 (0.8–10) | 0.10 |  |  |
No | 285 (73.5) | 5 (1.8) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Multi-sex partner | Yes | 80 (20.6) | 5 (6.2) | 4 (1.1–14) | 0.03 | 1.5 (0.33–6.6) | 0.60 |
No | 308 (79.4) | 5 (1.6) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Dental procedures | Yes | 24 (6.2) | 3 (12.5) | 7.3 (1.7–30) | 0.006 | 4.0 (0.81–20.4) | 0.09 |
No | 364 (93.8) | 7 (1.9) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Contact history | Yes | 60 (15.5) | 5 (8.3) | 5.9 (1.6–20.9) | 0.006 | 6.8 (1.6–28.5) | 0.009 |
No | 328 (84.5) | 5 (1.5) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Training | Yes | 177 (45.6) | 1 (0.6) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
No | 211 (54.4) | 9 (4.3) | 1.3 (0.02–1.02) | 0.052 |  |  | |