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Table 3 Factors associated with HBV infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Felegehiwot referral hospital, Bahirdar, North West, Ethiopia, 2018, (n = 338)

From: Risk factors associated with hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Felegehiwot referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018: an institution based cross sectional study

Characteristics

HBV status of the mothers

p-value

Positive %

Negative %

COR (95% CI)

AOR/ (95% CI)

Residence

 Rural

7

71

0.4 (0.2, 1.1)

0.6 (0.2, 2.1)

0.34

 Urban

9

251

1

1

 

Educational level

 No formal education

8

63

0.2 (0.1, 0.9)

0.3 (0.1, 1.2)

0.09

 Primary

4

64

0.5 (0.1, 1.2)

0.6 (0.1, 2.6)

0.42

 Secondary

1

81

2.2 (0.3, 20.9)

2.6 (0.3, 23.2)

0.5

 College and above

3

114

1

1

 

Previous place of birth

 Health facility

9

150

0.8 (0.3, 2.5)

1.1 (0.2, 9.6)

0.98

 Home

4

48

2.5 (0.7, 9.4)

1.5 (0.2, 19.8)

0.78

 No birth

3

124

1

1

 

No of pregnancy

 Primigravida

2

102

1

1

 

 Multigravida

12

200

0.33 (0.07, 1.49)

0.6 (0.2, 3.3)

0.53

 Grand multigravida

2

20

0.20 (0.03, 1.48)

0.9 (0.1, 8.9)

0.89

History of blood transfusions

 Yes

3

17

4.2 (1.08, 16)

5.2 (1.2, 22.3)

0.03*

 No

13

305

1

1

 

History of sharing sharp materials

 Yes

3

29

2.4 (0.7, 8.7)

1.2 (0.3, 5.1)

0.81

 No

13

293

1

1

 

History of unprotected multiple sexual partners

 Yes

3

19

3.7 (1, 14.1)

4.6 (1.1, 19.6)

0.04*

 No

13

303

1

1

 

History of unsafe injection of drugs

 Yes

1

4

5.3 (0.6, 50.4)

6.5 (0.6, 76.8)

0.2

 No

15

318

1

1

 

History of body tattooed

 Yes

12

166

2.9 (1, 9)

1.6 (0.5, 6)

0.5

 No

4

156

1

1

 

History of traditional tonsillectomy

 Yes

10

87

4.5 (1.6, 12.8)

3.3 (1.1, 10.1)

0.03*

 No

6

235

1

1

 
  1. * p < 0.05