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. 2017 Apr 20;22(16):30515. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.16.30515

Table 7. Logistic regression models of predictors of hepatitis B vaccination status, questionnaire completed by healthcare workers at the Clinical Centre of Serbia, December 2015 (n=352).

Unadjusted models Adjusted model
OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Age (years) 1.05 1.02 – 1.07 < 0.001 1.00 0.96–1.04 0.989
Sex Reference category
Female
Male 1.54 0.90–2.65 0.113
Marital status
Married/cohabiting vs others
1.15 0.73–1.81 0.540
Occupation
Administrative staff, sanitary workers and othersa
Physicians
Nurses, medical and laboratory technologists
Reference category Reference category
9.78 4.14–23.13 < 0.001 3.41 1.16–10.07 0.026
5.27 2.48–11.17 < 0.001 2.52 0.93–6.84 0.068
Work site
Inpatient wards
Operating theatre
Accident and emergency, haemodialysis unit
Specialty ward/Intensive care unit
Laboratory
Reference category Reference category
2.45 1.41–4.23 0.001 1.43 0.73–2.79 0.293
1.19 0.57–2.47 0.641
2.45 1.05–5.70 0.038 2.16 0.82–5.71 0.121
1.45 0.26–8.13 0.675
Duration of work experience (years) 0.95 0.93 – 0.97 < 0.001 0.95 0.92 – 0.99 0.011
Blood exposure in the last year
None
1–5 times
6–10 times
More than 10 times
Reference category Reference category
2.39 1.24–4.61 0.009 1.78 0.78–4.05 0.171
5.05 2.13–11.97 < 0.001 3.67 1.30–10.40 0.014
2.88 1.53–5.43 0.001 1.95 0.86–4.41 0.108
Sharps injuries in the last year
None
Once
Twice
More than twice
Reference category  
 
0.76 0.44–1.29 0.308
1.88 0.88–4.02 0.103
0.67 0.32–1.38 0.275
Influenza vaccinations
Never
Once
More than once
Reference category Reference category
1.56 0.55–4.44 0.406
2.78 1.04–7.49 0.042 2.74 0.93–8.07 0.067
Seat belt use frequency
Never
Frequent
Always
Reference category Reference category
6.87 1.89–25.05 0.003 8.14 1.69–39.04 0.009
5.03 1.53–14.46 0.008 4.79 1.15–19.94 0.031
Total hepatitis B-related knowledge score 1.15 1.09–1.22 < 0.001 1.10 1.03–1.17 0.008

CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.

Bold values indicate statistical significance.

a ’Others’ includes administrative staff, research scientists, sanitary workers, housekeeping, etc.