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Table 3 Seroprevalence of anti-HBVc and HBAg by demographic characteristics of the total population

From: Prevalence of viral sexually transmitted infections and HPV high-risk genotypes in women in rural communities in the Department of La Paz, Bolivia

Anti-HBVc

Variable group

Total

Positive

Crude

Adjusted

N

N

(%)

OR

95% CI

Pvalue1

OR2

95% CI

Pvalue

All women

389

38

(9.7)

 

7.1–13

    

HBAg

8

6

(15.8)

 

7.1–30

    

Age

  < 26

98

6

(6)

1.0

(Ref)

    

 26–34

104

10

(9.6)

1.6

0.6–4.6

0.36

   

 35–45

98

12

(12)

2.1

0.8–5.9

0.14

   

  > 45

89

10

(11)

1.9

0.7–5.6

0.21

   

Occupation

 Professional or student

51

3

(4)

1.0

(Ref)

 

1.0

(Ref)

 

 Self employed3

136

17

(12)

3.5

0.8–16

0.10

3.0

0.6–14

0.17

 Housewife

202

19

(9.4)

2.5

0.5–11

0.22

2.2

0.5–10

0.30

Number of children

 0

41

1

(2)

1.0

(Ref)

 

1.0

(Ref)

 

 1–3

225

22

(10)

4.3

0.6–33

0.16

4.0

0.5–31

0.19

 4–10

123

15

(12)

5.5

0.7–43

0.10

4.5

0.5–40

0.17

Current family planning method

 Condom

14

1

(7)

1.0

(Ref)

 

1.0

(Ref)

 

 Hormonal contraception

128

13

(10)

1.5

0.2–12

0.72

1.1

0.1–9.6

0.72

 Others4

41

3

(7)

1.0

0.1–11

0.98

0.7

0.1–7.5

0.74

 None

206

21

(10)

1.5

0.2–11

0.71

1.0

0.1–11

0.98

Residence

 Large size town

239

29

(12)

1.0

(Ref)

 

1.0

(Ref)

 

 Small size town

73

5

(7)

0.5

0.2–1.4

0.20

0.5

0.2–1.4

0.20

 Villages

77

4

(5)

0.4

0.1–1.1

0.09

0.4

0.1–1.1

0.09

  1. 1P value was calculated between the subgroups or variables compared to the reference variable
  2. 2Odds ratio adjusted for age
  3. 3Self-employed: Merchant, artisan, cook and farmer
  4. 4Others: Intra uterine devise (IUD), tubal ligation and calendar
  5. Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, Ref Reference