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Table 2 Sero-prevalence of HBV infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Gambella hospital March 10–April 15,2017. (N = 253)

From: Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus and associated factors among pregnant women in Gambella hospital, South Western Ethiopia: facility based cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

Number (%)

HBV

Crude odds ratio(95% CI)

Positive

Negative

Abortion History

Yes

66 (26.1%)

11 (16.67%)

55 (83.33%)

3.96 (1.56,10.04)*

No

187 (73.9%)

9 (4.8%)

178 (95.2%)

1

Hospital Admission

Yes

61 (24.1%)

4 (6.57%)

57 (93.43%)

0 .77(.25,2.40)

No

192 (75.9%)

16 (8.33%)

176 (91.67%)

1

History of blood transfusion

Yes

15 (5.9%)

2 (13.33%)

13 (86.67%)

2.24 (.46,10.99)

No

238 (94.1%)

18 (7.56%)

220 (92.44%)

1

History of surgical procedure

Yes

18 (7.1%)

1 (5.56%)

17 (94.44%)

0 .67 (.08,5.30)

No

235 (92.9%)

19 (8.08%)

216 (91.92%)

1

Place of previous delivery

No

99 (39.1)

4 (4.04%)

95 (98.08%)

0 .56 (.12,2.62)

Home

111 (43.9)

13 (11.71%)

98 (88.29%)

1.77 (.48,6.54)

Health facility

43 (17.0)

3 (6.97%)

40 (93.03%)

1

Multiple sexual partner

Yes

15 (5.9%)

7 (46.67%)

8 (53.33%)

15.14 (4.76,48.24)*

No

238 (94.1%)

13 (5.46%)

225 (94.54%)

1

Tattoo

Yes

30 (11.9%)

3 (10%)

27 (90%)

1.346 (.37,4.89)

No

223 (88.1%)

17 (7.62%)

206 (92.38%)

1

Genital mutilation

Yes

153 (60.5)

10 (6.53%)

143 (93.47%)

0.63 (.25,1.57)

No

100 (39.5)

10 (10%)

90 (90%)

1

Human bite

Yes

47 (18.6)

2 (4.25%)

45 (95.75)

0.46 (.10,2.07)

No

206 (81.4)

18 (8.73%)

188 (91.27%)

1

Sharp injury

Yes

126 (49.8%)

12 (9.52%)

114 (90.48%)

1.57 (.62,3.97)

No

127 (50.25)

8 (6.29%)

119 (93.71%)

1

Needle stick injury

Yes

34 (13.4%)

2 (5.88%)

32 (94.12%)

69 (.16,3.15)

No

219 (86.6%)

18 (8.22%)

201 (91.78%)

1

Sharing of earrings, razors &tooth brush

Yes

11 (4.3%)

2 (18.18%)

9 (81.82%)

2.77 (.56,13.78)*

No

242 (95.7%)

18 (7.23%)

224 (92.68%)

1

Splash of body fluids

Yes

6 (2.4%)

2 (33.33%)

4 (66.67%)

6.36 (1.09,37.12)*

No

247 (97.6%)

18 (7.28%)

229 (92.72%)

1