Table 3. Statistical association of predictor variables with HBV infection, among pregnant women attending ANC clinic at Deder Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia, 2015, (N = 318).
| Variables | HBsAg Status | Crude Odds Ratio (COR (95% CI)) | Adjusted Odds Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Age (in year) | * | ||||
| 15–19 | 5(5.7) | 83(94.3) | 1 | ||
| 20–24 | 9(8) | 103(92) | 1.450 (.468–4.494) | ||
| 25–29 | 5(7.6) | 61(92.4) | 1.361 (.377–4.908) | ||
| >30 | 3(5.8) | 49(94.2) | 1.016 (.233–4.439) | ||
| Residence | * | ||||
| Urban | 12(8.8) | 125(91.2) | 1.642(0.688–3.920) | ||
| Rural | 10(5.5) | 171(94.5) | 1 | ||
| Educational Status | * | ||||
| No formal education | 7(5.3) | 125(94.7) | 1 | ||
| Primary school | 8(6.7) | 111(93.3) | 1.287(0.452–3.663) | ||
| Secondary & above | 7(10.4) | 60(89.6) | 2.083(0.699–6.208) | ||
| Occupation | * | ||||
| Farmer | 6(6.8) | 82(93.2) | 1 | ||
| Health worker | 3(37.5) | 5(62.5) | 8.2(1.568–42.870) | ||
| Housewife | 9(5.3) | 161(94.7) | 0.764(0.263–2.220) | ||
| Daily Laborers | 1(7.1) | 13(92.9) | 1.051(0.117–9.453) | ||
| Others | 3(7.9) | 35(92.1) | 1.171(0.277–4.951) | ||
| Gravidity | * | ||||
| Primigravida | 3(4.1) | 70(95.9) | 1 | ||
| Multigravida | 19(7.8) | 226(92.2) | 1.962(0.564–6.825) | ||
| Parity | * | ||||
| Nullipara | 4(4.8) | 79(95.2) | 1 | ||
| Multipara | 18(7.7) | 217(92.3) | 1.638(0.538–4.989) | ||
| Home delivery by traditional birth attendant | * | ||||
| Yes | 13(8.2) | 146(91.8) | 1.484(0.616–3.578) | ||
| No | 9(5.7) | 150(94.3) | 1 | ||
| History of abortion | |||||
| Yes | 17(22.7) | 58(77.3) | 13.952(4.943–39.378) | 10.9(2.2–53.9) | 0.003 |
| No | 5(2.1) | 238(97.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Ear Piercing | * | ||||
| Yes | 21(7.6) | 254(92.4) | 1.654(0.373–7.335) | ||
| No | 1(2.3) | 42(97.7) | 1 | ||
| Nose Piercing | |||||
| Yes | 14(63.6) | 8(36.4) | 30.00(10.042–89.625) | 8.9(1.3–59.39) | 0.025 |
| No | 8(2.7) | 288(97.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Tattooing | |||||
| Yes | 11(26.2) | 31(73.8) | 8.548(3.424–21.339) | 2.9(0.59–15.1) | 0.185 |
| No | 11(4) | 265(96) | 1 | 1 | |
| Traditional Uvulectomy or/and tonsillectomy | |||||
| Yes | 17(13.1) | 113(86.9) | 5.506(1.977–15.336) | 3.2(0.65–16.16) | 0.152 |
| No | 5(2.7) | 183(97.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of hospital or HC admission | |||||
| Yes | 17(27) | 46(73) | 18.478(6.495–52.569) | 3.2(0.73–14.45) | 0.122 |
| No | 5(2) | 250(98) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of surgical Procedure | |||||
| Yes | 7(46.7) | 8(53.3) | 16.8(5.376–52.502) | 13.3(1.7–103.8) | 0.014 |
| No | 15(5) | 288(95) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of tooth extraction | |||||
| Yes | 6(14.6) | 35(85.4) | 2.796(1.026–7.62) | 1.8(0.32–9.72) | 0.514 |
| No | 16(5.8) | 261(94.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of sexually transmitted infection | |||||
| Yes | 14(36.8) | 24(63.2) | 19.833(7.566–51.992) | 3.2(0.7–14.29) | 0.129 |
| No | 8(2.9) | 272(97.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of multiple sexual partners | |||||
| Yes | 16(36.4) | 28(63.6) | 25.524(9.242–70.486) | 16.8(3.2–87.9) | 0.001 |
| No | 6(2.2) | 268(97.8) | 1 | 1 | |
1 = reference category,
* = P.Value greater than 0.2 in bivariate analysis,
HC = health center