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Table 4 Risk factors for a missed HBsAg, anti-HCV or anti-Trpa diagnosis

From: Missed hepatitis b/c or syphilis diagnosis among Kurdish, Russian, and Somali origin migrants in Finland: linking a population-based survey to the national infectious disease register

Variable

Missed diagnosis; %a (nb)

Univariable p

Missed diagnosis; OR (95% CI)

Multivariable p

Missed diagnosis; aOR (95% CI)

Origin

     
 

Kurdish

Russian

Somali

0.9 (4)

5.9 (18)

4.1 (11)

0.001

1

7.36 (2.51–21.60)

5.26 (1.66–16.65)

NA

1

7.74 (1.55–38.75)

1.52 (0.18–13.10)

Agec

     
 

18-29 years

30–44 years

45–64 years

1.2 (6)

2.9 (9)

7.2 (18)

< 0.001

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

0.816

0.989 (0.90–1.07)

Age at immigrationc

     
 

Below 18 years

18 to 30 years

31 years or more

2.1 (8)

1.2 (4)

6.9 (21)

< 0.001

1.05 (1.02–1.09)

0.214

1.061 (0.97–1.16)

Married, registered relationship or co-habitation

     
 

Kurdish

Russian

Somali

0.6 (2)

8.6 (11)

6.8 (3)

0.393

0.734

0.012

0.43 (0.06–3.01)

1.19 (0.43–3.32)

0.15 (0.03–0.65)

0.001

0.37 (0.05–2.65)

1.05 (0.34–3.22)

0.05 (0.01–0.36)

Long term illness

5.4 (13)

0.044

0.46 (0.22–0.98)

0.861

0.91 (0.32–2.58)

Perceived good health

2.1 (15)

0.003

0.32 (0.15–0.67)

0.064

0.34 (0.11–1.06)

Smokes daily

6.8 (9)

0.025

2.57 (1.13–5.87)

0.003

3.71 (1.59–8.68)

Previos diagnosis of a blood borne infection

13.9 (8)

< 0.001

5.78 (2.30–14.50)

0.004

9.00 (2.05–39.44)

  1. Bolded p-values represent statistically significant differences in prevalence of missed diagnosis
  2. aWeighted prevalence, Population weights developed according to age group, sex, migrant population, municipality and marital status
  3. bCrude n
  4. cVariable used as a continuous variable in the univariate and multivariate analysis