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Table 5 Factors associated with Uptake of Hepatitis B Vaccination among participants that had Hepatitis B Negative (N = 872)

From: Uptake of hepatitis B vaccination and its determinants among health care workers in a tertiary health facility in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

Variable:

Uptake of Hepatitis B Vaccination (N = 872)

Chi-square

P value

AOR (95% CI)

P value

Yes

%

No

%

(X2)

Sex

 Male

124

27.9

135

31.6

0.558

0.455

1.00

 

 Female

321

72.1

292

68.4

  

0.93 (0.69–1.24)

0.305

Age group (Years)

  < 30

60

13.5

80

18.7

14.048

0.003

1.00

 

 31–40

187

42.0

191

44.7

  

1.30 (1.08–1.59)

< 0.001

 41–50

126

28.3

117

27.4

  

1.38 (1.09–1.65)

< 0.001

 51–60

72 16.2

 

39

9.2

  

1.41 (1.12–1.73)

0.032

Marital status

 Married

327

73.5

293

68.6

1.981

0.576

1.00

 

 Single/Separated/Widowed

118

26.5

134

31.4

  

1.38 (1.01–1.92)

0.050

Education level

 Primary

8

1.8

13

3.0

1.825

0.768

1.00

 

 Secondary

58

13.0

56

13.2

  

2.06 (0.75–5.61)

0.159

 Tertiary

379

85.2

358

83.8

  

1.96 (0.76–5.07)

0.164

Professional Categories

 Doctors

98

22.0

63

14.7

11.108

0.049

1.00

 

 Nurses/Pharmacists/Lab workers

155

34.8

121

28.4

  

0.78 (0.54–0.98)

0.037

 Admin staff

192

43.2

243

56.9

  

0.23 (2.67–5.69)

0.241

Duration of work in the hospital

  < 1 Year

33

7.4

124

29.0

18.742

< 0.001

1.00

 

 1–5 Years

109

24.5

95

22.3

  

1.19 (1.09–1.32)

0.032

  > 5–10 Years

128

28.8

93

21.8

  

1.26 (1.08–1.45)

0.043

  > 10 Years

175

39.3

115

26.9

  

1.28 (1.12–1.49)

0.042

  1. AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval, Reference category 1, X2 = Chi-square