Table 1.
Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with HBV infection among patients scheduled for surgery at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2018
| Categories | HBsAg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. tested (%) | No. positive (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Sharing of sharps | |||||
| Yes | 9 (2.1) | 1 (11.1) | 1.27 (0.16,10.44) | ||
| No | 413 (97.9) | 37 (9.0) | 1 | ||
| Contact with people having liver disease | |||||
| Yes | 8 (1.9) | 2 (25.0) | 3.50 (0.68,17.98) | 3.72 (0.67,20.59) | 0.133 |
| No | 414 (98.1) | 36 (8.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of hospital admission | |||||
| Yes | 33 (7.8) | 8 (24.2) | 3.83 (1.59,9.22) | 2.64 (0.97,7.18) | 0.058 |
| No | 389 (92.2) | 30 (7.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of multiple sexual partners | |||||
| Yes | 76 (18.0) | 13 (17.1) | 2.65 (1.29,5.46) | 2.58 (1.18,5.61) | 0.017 |
| No | 346 (82.0) | 25 (7.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of blood transfusion | |||||
| Yes | 22 (5.2) | 6 (27.3) | 4.05 (1.49,10.99) | 3.84 (1.27,11.65) | 0.017 |
| No | 400 (94.8) | 32 (8.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of surgical procedure | |||||
| Yes | 21 (5.0) | 6 (28.6) | 4.61 (1.67,12.71) | 2.28 (0.71,7.29) | 0.166 |
| No | 401 (95.0) | 32 (8.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of dental procedure | |||||
| Yes | 51 (12.1) | 13 (25.5) | 4.74 (2.24,10.01) | 4.20 (1.87,9.55) | 0.001 |
| No | 371 (87.9) | 25 (6.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of tattooing | |||||
| Yes | 32 (7.6) | 4 (12.5) | 1.49 (0.49,4.52) | ||
| No | 390 (92.4) | 34 (8.7) | 1 | ||
COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, P-v p-value, 1 reference
*Candidate variable for multivariate analysis at P < 0.25