Table 4.
Factors associated with intrapartum HBV infection prevention practices among obstetric healthcare providers in public hospitals in the Kembata Zone, Central Ethiopia, 2025 (n = 303).
| Intrapartum HBV infection prevention practices (n = 303) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study variables | Good | Poor | COR [ 95% CI ] | AOR [ 95% CI ] | P-value |
| Age | |||||
| 18–24 | 39 | 59 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25–34 | 30 | 43 | 1.06 [0.49–2.15] | 0.68 [0.43–1.73] | 0.330 |
| ≥ 35 | 94 | 38 | 3.74 [1.53–6.33] | 2.32 [0.87–3.93] | 0.082 |
| Work Experience | |||||
| < 5 years | 37 | 71 | 1 | 1 | |
| ≥ 5 years | 126 | 69 | 3.50 [1.91–7.23] | 2.24 [1.57–6.71] | 0.030 |
| IP guideline | |||||
| No | 23 | 43 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 140 | 97 | 2.69 [1.53–4.04] | 1.48 [0.47–2.62] | 0.421 |
| Participated in PD in the last 6 months | |||||
| No | 19 | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 144 | 113 | 1.81 [1.03–2.39] | 1.30 [0.59–1.99] | 0.362 |
| Training | |||||
| No | 38 | 68 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 125 | 72 | 3.12 [1.81–6.88] | 3.02 [1.37–5.80] | 0.010 |
| Knowledge of intrapartum HBV prevention | |||||
| Poor | 21 | 61 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good | 142 | 79 | 5.22 [2.23–11.44] | 4.31 [1.99–8.67] | < 0.001 |
AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, IP: infection prevention, PD: Professional development, COR: Crude Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval, 1: Reference category.