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. 2014 Feb 28;9(2):e88829. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088829

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