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Table 6 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with incomplete or non-vaccination status among health care workers at Muhimbili National Hospital (n = 334)a

From: Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among healthcare workers at national hospital in Tanzania: how much, who and why?

 

PRb

95.0% C.I.

P

Male

1.23

0.717

2.11

0.453

Age (years)

1.433

0.877

2.34

0.151

Cadre

Intern doctors

1

   

Registered doctors/specialists

0.578

0.208

1.605

0.293

Nurses

1.972

0.81

4.797

0.135

Medical attendants

6.611

2.018

21.659

0.002

Laboratory technicians

5.707

1.442

22.583

0.013

Work duration (years)

0 -- 1

9.501

2.629

34.329

0.001

2 -- 5

10.148

2.921

35.254

<0.0001

6 -- 10

2.792

1.05

7.423

0.04

>10

1

   

Work department

Medical/Pediatrics

1

  

0

Surgical/ cOBGY

1.256

0.64

2.464

0.507

Theatre/Laboratory

0.776

0.285

2.108

0.618

dEMD/eICU/Mortuary

0.472

0.2

1.114

0.087

fOPD

7.815

2.743

22.263

<0.0001

  1. aexcluding HCW with HBV infection or HBV immune at screening
  2. bPR = Prevalence ratio
  3. cOBGY = Obstetrics and gynecology
  4. dEMD = Emergency department
  5. eICU = intensive care unit
  6. fOPD = Outpatient department
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