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. 2019 Jul 26;19:1004. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7344-6

Table 2.

Factors associated with prenatal hepatitis B screening in Lira District

Variable Screened since conception Unadjusted Odds Ratio Adjusted odds ratio (AOR)
No n (%) Yes n (%)
Age
 < 25 90 (60) 14 (41.2) 1 1
 ≥ 25 60 (40) 20 (58.8) 2.14 (1.01–4.57) 3.98 (1.39–5.09)*
Formal education
 ≤ 7 years 124(82.7) 30 (85.7) 1
 > 7 years 26 (17.3) 5 (14.3) 0.79 (0.28–2.24)
Marital status
 Married 134(89.3) 31 (88.6) 1
 Unmarried 16 (10.7) 4 (11.4) 1.08 (0.34–3.46)
Pregnancy had before
 0 47(31.33) 6 (17.14) 1
 1–3 62(41.33) 18(51.43) 2.27 (0.84–6.17)
 >3 41(27.33) 11(31.43) 2.10 (0.71–6.18)
Husband’s education level
 < 7 years 78 (58.2) 15 (48.4) 1 1
 ≥ 7 56 (41.8) 16 (51.6) 1.49 (0.68–3.25) 3.25 (1.04–5.12)*
Earning own money
 No 99 (68.3) 22 (71.0) 1
 Yes 46 (31.7) 9 (29.0) 0.88 (0.38–2.06)
Knows how HBV is transmitted
 No 89 (59.3) 18 (51.4) 1
 Yes 61 (40.7) 17 (48.6) 1.38 (0.66–2.88)
Aware of HBV screening
 No 20 (13.3) 1 (2.9) 1
 Yes 130(86.7) 34 (97.1) 5.23 (0.68–40.37)
Knows where to screen from
 No 68 (51.5) 13 (38.2) 1
 Yes 64 (48.5) 21 (61.8) 1.72 (0.79–3.71)
Perceived risk
 I don’t know 92 (61.3) 20 (57.2) 1 1
 No 37 (24.7) 6 (17.1) 0.75 (0.27–2.00) 1.60 (0.39–6.56)
 Yes 21 (14.0) 9 (25.7) 1.97 (079–4.94) 4.66 (1.20–6.14)*
Stigma in community
 No 99 (66.0) 27 (77.1) 1
 Yes 14 (9.3) 3 (8.6) 0.79 (0.21–2.93)
 I don’t know 37 (24.7) 5 (14.3) 049(.018–1.38)
Husband/partner’s approval
 No 52 (34.7) 13 (37.1) 1
 Yes 98 (65.3) 22 (62.9) 0.90 (0.42–1.93)
Health worker attitude
 Poor 10 (7.6) 1 (3.2) 1
 Fair 61 (46.2) 19 (61.3) 3.11 (037–25.93)
 Good 61 (46.2) 11 (35.5) 1.80 (021–15.53)
Readily accessed screening services
 Yes 85 (64.4) 16 (51.6) 1 1
 No 47 (35.6) 15 (48.4) 1.69 (0.77–3.73) 6.44 (2.10–0.02)**
Campaign against screening
 No 130(89.0) 23 (85.2)
 Yes 16 (11.0) 4 (14.8) 1.41 (0.43–4.61)

Note: *(p < 0.05), ** (p < 0.01)

Variables with p-value < 0.05 are significantly associated with HBV screening