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. 2010 Jul 13;7:154. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-7-154

Table 3.

Factors associated with self-reporting of hepatitis B post-vaccination test among Brazilian dentists, Belo Horizonte, 2005

Knowledge on immunization status p-value
Yes No Total
Gender
 Male 55 256 311 0.253*
 Female 138 525 663
 Total 193 781 974

Work experience††
 Less than 10 years 65 222 287 0.003*
 10 - 20 years 62 182 244
 21 - 30 years 55 264 319
 More than 30 years 11 99 110
 Total 193 767 960

Workplace††
 Public 45 155 200 0.511*
 Private 76 332 408
 Both 58 221 279
 Total 179 708 887

Field††
 General dentistry 72 328 400 0.085**
 Oral Surgery/Periodontology 35 87 122
 Operative Dentistry/Endodontics 21 104 125
 Paediatric Dentistry/Orthodontics 27 98 125
 Oral Public Health 4 26 30
 Oral Pathology/Oral Radiology 5 11 16
 Total 164 654 818

Use of IPE
 Yes 142 484 626 0.003
 No 51 297 348
 Total 193 781 974

Needle stick accidents††
 Yes 171 663 834 0.227
 No 22 115 137
 Total 193 778 971

Dental care for hepatitis patients ††
 Yes 69 199 268 0.011
 No 89 406 495
 Total 158 605 763

Question on patient history of hepatitis ††
 Yes 176 626 802 0.001
 No 17 144 161
 Total 193 770 962

Unprotected homo/hetero sex††
 Yes 37 157 194 0.790
 No 154 619 773
 Total 191 776 967

Blood transfusion††
 Yes 7 40 47 0.393
 No 179 717 896
 Total 186 757 943

Previous history of hepatitis††
 Yes 23 77 100 0.459
 No 164 662 826
 Total 187 739 926

Family history of hepatitis ††
 Yes 61 164 225 0.004
 No 96 444 540
 Total 157 608 765

Combined question†, ††
 Yes 26 107 188 0.935
 No 162 654 761
 Total 188 816 949

* Pearson's chi-square test ** Fisher's exact test

† This question included use of illicit injection drugs, piercings and tattoos, blood transfusion, transplant, history of dialysis, colonoscopy or chemotherapy.

††: For these variables the sum of the data does not result in 100% as these questions were not answered by the entire sample.