Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B and C virus infections in an impoverished urban community in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Table 3 Multiple logistic regression analysis for being *HBV-seropositive

Risk factors	*HBV positive n = 582 (100%)	HBV negative n = 1406 (100%)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p-value
1. Married status	382 (65.6)	642 (45.7)	1.32 (1.00-1.73)	0.046
2. Previous surgery	151 (25.9)	305 (21.7)	1.39 (1.05-1.82)	0.02
3. Ear-nose-body piercing in females (n = 1254)	336/1085 (31)	14/169 (8.3)	4.97 (2.76-9.10)	< 0.001
4. Animal bites	131 (22.5)	202 (14.4)	1.43 (1.04-1.96)	0.024
5. Visiting unregistered health-care providers	484 (83.2)	1096 (78.0)	1.40 (1.08-1.82)	0.012

(Note: *HBV-seropositivity includes HBsAg positive/anti-HBc positive/both HBsAg and anti-HBc positive study participants.
Initial models included the variables age, sex, married status, history of jaundice, surgical operation, circumcision, needle-stick injuries, animal bites, visiting unregistered health care providers, receiving treatment for STD, ear-nose-body piercing in females, circumcision, and visiting community barber for shaving in males. Significant factors were retained in the final model)

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