Table 4.
Hepatitis B Virus infection among SHS students and it associated factors using bivariate and multiple regression analysis
| Variable | N | Unadjusted OR |
P-Value 95% CI |
Adjusted OR |
P-Value 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| 21–25 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15–20 | 271 | 1.32 |
0.50 (0.59–2.98) |
1.13 |
0.79 (0.47–2.72) |
| > 25 | 2 | 8.78 |
0.14 (0.50-152.71) |
6.74 |
0.23 (0.30-152.26) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 125 | 1 | |||
| Male | 175 | 1.67 |
0.57 (0.89–3.45) |
1.43 |
0.21 (0.68–3.45) |
| Male Circumcision | |||||
| No | 139 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 161 | 3.2 |
* 0.002 (1.51–6.78) |
4.09 |
* 0.001 (1.82–9.19) |
| Sharing spoon | |||||
| No | 73 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 227 | 1.43 |
0.39 (0.63–3.64) |
1.71 |
0.25 (0.69–4.24) |
| Ear piercing | |||||
| No | 173 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 127 | 1.67 |
0.09 (0.34–4.21) |
1.78 |
0.15 (0.45–5.03) |
| Sharing blades | |||||
| No | 138 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 161 | 1.17 |
0.64 (0.60–2.26) |
1.13 |
0.75 (0.54–2.33) |
| Sexual relationship | |||||
| No | 108 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 192 | 1.01 |
0.97 (0.51–2.70) |
1.14 |
0.74 (0.52–2.54) |
| Sharing needle | |||||
| No | 168 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 132 | 1.32 |
0.40 (0.69–2.54) |
1.13 |
0.75 (0.54–2.34) |
| Sharing knife | |||||
| No | 73 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 227 | 2.10 |
0.11 (0.85–5.22) |
2.62 |
0.07 (0.93–7.40) |
*Statistical significance, p < 0.05