Table 3. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio for being HBsAg positive among children from five to nine years old in Lao PDR by selected background characteristics.
Unadjusted odds ratio | 95% CI | p | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% CI | p | ||
DPT3 coverage | high | 1(reference) | |||||
low | 2.13 | 0.73–6.21 | 0.16 | 3.47 | 0.77–15.64 | 0.10 | |
Mothers' age | 15 to 29 | 1(reference) | |||||
30 to 45 | 0.70 | 0.28–1.78 | 0.44 | 0.87 | 0.31–2.47 | 0.79 | |
Ethnicity | Low land Lao | 1(reference) | |||||
others | 1.90 | 0.67–5.40 | 0.22 | 1.41 | 0.26–7.72 | 0.68 | |
Education | none | 1(reference) | |||||
finished primary school or upper | 1.50 | 0.67–3.36 | 0.30 | 1.03 | 0.27–3.89 | 0.96 | |
Occupation | white collar | 1(reference) | |||||
blue collar | 1.15 | 0.37–3.64 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.18–1.96 | 0.38 | |
Sex | male | 1(reference) | |||||
female | 0.75 | 0.21–2.62 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.21–2.08 | 0.46 | |
Birth place | health facility | 1(reference) | |||||
non-health facility | 0.98 | 0.39–2.49 | 0.97 | 0.79 | 0.28–2.21 | 0.64 | |
Mothers' HBsAg | negative | 1(reference) | |||||
positive | 24.02 | 9.45–61.07 | 0.00 | 28.13 | 10.21–77.53 | 0.00 |