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Table 3 Association between subject characteristics and the prevalence of anti-HBs seropositivity among healthcare students (n = 650)

From: Hepatitis A, B and C seropositivity among first-year healthcare students in western Turkey: a seroprevalence study

Variable

Total n

Positive n (%)

Negative n (%)

Odds Ratio (CI 95%)

p-value

Sex

Female

432

401 (92.8)

31 (7.2)

Ref.

 

Male

218

208 (95.4)

10 (4.6)

1.60 (0.78–3.49)

0.202

Age group (years)

≥21

81

81 (87.1)

12 (12.9)

Ref.

 

≤20

557

528 (94.8)

29 (5.2)

2.69 (1.27–5.43

0.010

Perceived economic position

High

146

130 (89.0)

16 (11.0)

Ref.

 

Average

452

428 (94.7)

24 (5.3)

2.19 (1.10–4.24)

0.024

Low

52

51 (98.1)

1 (1.9)

6.24 (1.07–135.4)

0.038

Childhood residence

Province

205

188 (91.7)

17 (8.3)

Ref.

 

Districts

275

263 (95.6)

12 (4.4)

1.97 (0.92–4.35)

0.080

Country

170

158 (92.9)

12 (7.1)

1.19 (0.55–2.63)

0.665

Presence of an HCW in the household

No

549

513 (93.4)

36 (6.6)

Ref.

 

Yes

101

96 (95.0)

5 (5.0)

1.34 (0.54–3.95)

0.570

Human development index

High

432

398 (92.1)

34 (7.9)

Ref.

 

Intermediate

218

211 (96.8)

7 (3.2)

2.57 (1.16–6.36)

0.017

Self-reported HBV vaccination history

No

77

69 (89.6)

8 (10.4)

Ref.

 

Yes

194

191 (98.5)

3 (1.5)

7.31 (1.94–34.94)

0.002

Unknown

379

349 (92.1)

30 (7.9)

1.34 (0.55–2.99)

0.472