Table 2 Association of explanatory variables and hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Bahir city, 2013 (n = 318)
Variables | HBsAg | COR (CI) | AOR (CI) | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | ||||
History of blood transfusion | 8.8 (2.70-29.19)*** | 3.7 (9.02-14.84) | 0.01 | ||
Yes | 6 (16.2) | 31 (83.8) | |||
No | 6 (2.1) | 275 (97.9) | |||
History of tooth extraction | 7.2 (2.19-23.49)** | 2.2 (0.46-10.08) | 0.32 | ||
Yes | 7 (12.3) | 50 (87.7) | |||
No | 5 (1.9) | 256 (98.1) | |||
Tooth tattooing | 8.4 (2.44-28.74)** | 2.9 (0.67-12.70) | 0.15 | ||
Yes | 8 (11.9) | 59 (88.1) | |||
No | 4 (1.6) | 247 (98.4) | |||
Body tattooing | 5.1 (5.36-19.32)** | 5.7 (1.24-26.50) | 0.02 | ||
Yes | 9 (7.4) | 113 (92.6) | |||
No | 3 (1.5) | 193 (98.5) | |||
History of surgery | 12.9 (3.84-43.37)*** | 11.1 (2.64-46.88) | 0.001 | ||
Yes | 6 (21.4) | 22 (78.6) | |||
No | 6 (2.1) | 284 (97.9) | |||
History of unsafe injection | 10.2 (3.07-33.73)*** | 5.6 (1.44-22.19) | 0.01 | ||
Yes | 7 (15.9) | 37 (84.1) | |||
No | 5 (1.8) | 269 (98.2) | |||
History of abortion | 6.6 (1.96-21.99)** | 0.6 (0.08-4.29) | 0.58 | ||
Yes | 5 (14.3) | 30 (85.7) | |||
No | 7 (2.5) | 306 (96.2) | |||
HIV/AIDS status | 8.5 (2.33-31.07** | 0.4 (0.57-2.19) | 0.26 | ||
Positive | 4 (19.0) | 17 (81.0) | |||
Negative | 8 (2.7) | 289 (97.3) | |||