Table 2.
Potential risk factors and prevalence of HBVsAg among pregnant women attending selected health facilities in East Wollega, West Oromia, Ethiopia, from July to September, 2014.
| Risk factors | Response | HBsAg positive, n (%) | Total, n (%) | X2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| Ear/Nose piercing in jeweler's shop | Yes | 0(0.0) | 8 (100.0) | 8((1.9) | 0.198 | 0.656 |
| No | 10(2.4) | 403(95.7) | 413(98.1) | |||
| Tattooing on body | Yes | 5(3.2) | 149(96.8) | 154(36.6) | 0.795 | 0.373 |
| No | 5(1.9) | 262(98.1) | 267(63.4) | |||
| Dental extraction at home | Yes | 2(3.6) | 53(96.4) | 55(13.1) | 0.455 | 0.797 |
| No | 8(2.2) | 357(97.8) | 365(86.7) | |||
| Dental extraction at health facility | Yes | 00(0.0) | 102(100.0) | 102(24.2) | 3.275 | 0.070 |
| No | 10(3.1) | 309(96.9) | 319(75.8) | |||
| Circumcised | Yes | 9(2.4) | 361(97.6) | 370(87.9) | 0.043 | 0.836 |
| No | 1(2.0) | 50(98.0) | 51(12.1) | |||
| Abortion | Yes | 0(0.0) | 35(100.0) | 35(8.3) | 0.929 | 0.335 |
| No | 10(2.6) | 376(97.4) | 386(91.7) | |||
| History of STD | Yes | 0(0.0) | 48(100.0) | 48(11.4) | 1.31 | 0.251 |
| No | 10(2.7) | 363(86.2) | 373(88.6) | |||
| Shaving eye brow | Yes | 00(0.0) | 32(100.0) | 32(7.6) | 0.843 | 0.359 |
| No | 10(2.6) | 379(97.4) | 389(92.4) | |||
| Delivery by TBA (trained birth attendant) | Yes | 4(5.2) | 73(94.8) | 77(18.3) | 3.23 | 0.072 |
| No | 6(1.7) | 338(98.3) | 344(81.7) | |||
| Pervious delivery at health facility | Yes | 2(2.5) | 78(97.5) | 80(19.0) | 1.144 | 0.565 |
| No | 8(2.7) | 291(97.3) | 299(71.0) | |||
| Hospital admission | Yes | 0(0.0) | 46(100.0) | 46(10.9) | 1.257 | 0.262 |
| No | 10(2.7) | 365(97.3) | 375(89.1) | |||
| Surgical procedure | Yes | 0(0.0) | 18(100.0) | 18(4.3) | 0.458 | 0.0499 |
| No | 10(2.5) | 393(97.5) | 403(95.7) | |||
| Receiving blood transfusion | Yes | 0(0.0) | 8(100.0) | 8(1.9) | 0.198 | 0.656 |
| No | 10(2.4) | 403(97.6) | 413(98.1) | |||
| History of Contact with jaundiced Patient/Liver disease | Yes | 1(4.3) | 22(95.7) | 23(5.5) | 0.408 | 0.523 |
| No | 9(2.3) | 389(97.7) | 398(94.5) | |||
| Home delivery | Yes | 4(3.9) | 99(96.1) | 103(24.5) | 1.338 | 0.247 |
| No | 6(1.9) | 312(98.1) | 318(75.5) | |||
| Previous Caesarian section | Yes | 0(0.0) | 38(100.0) | 38(9.0) | 1.016 | 0.313 |
| No | 10(2.6) | 373(97.4) | 383(91.0) | |||
| Venous or body piercing for treatment | Yes | 0(0.0) | 59(100.0) | 59(14.0) | 0.015 | 0.904 |
| No | 10(2.8) | 352(83.6) | 362(86.0) | |||
| Multiple Sexual partners | Yes | 0(0.0) | 9(100.0) | 9(2.1) | 0.224 | 0.636 |
| No | 10(2.4) | 402(97.6) | 412(97.9) | |||